Denial of service in SQLite



| Updated: 2022-10-25
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-35737
CWE-ID CWE-129
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 SQLite
Server applications / Database software

Vendor SQLite

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Validation of Array Index

EUVDB-ID: #VU67414

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35737

CWE-ID: CWE-129 - Improper Validation of Array Index

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling an overly large input passed as argument to a C API. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SQLite: 1.0.12 - 3.39.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/720344
https://www.sqlite.org/cves.html
https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_39_2.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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