SB2019111934 - Fedora 29 update for sqlite



SB2019111934 - Fedora 29 update for sqlite

Published: November 19, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2019111934
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16168)

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within the whereLoopAddBtreeIndex in sqlite3.c due to improper input validation in the sqlite_stat1 sz field. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger division by zero error and crash the vulnerable application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.