SUSE update for sqlite3

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU75320

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2137

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in sqlite. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sqlite3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libsqlite3-0-debuginfo-32bit: before 3.44.0-9.29.1

libsqlite3-0-32bit: before 3.44.0-9.29.1

sqlite3-tcl: before 3.44.0-9.29.1

sqlite3-devel: before 3.44.0-9.29.1

sqlite3-debugsource: before 3.44.0-9.29.1

sqlite3-debuginfo: before 3.44.0-9.29.1

sqlite3: before 3.44.0-9.29.1

libsqlite3-0-debuginfo: before 3.44.0-9.29.1

libsqlite3-0: before 3.44.0-9.29.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234576-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.