Out-of-bounds read in SQLite - CVE-2019-9936
Published: March 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18059
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9936
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SQLite
SQLite
Software vendor:
SQLite
SQLite
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the fts5HashEntrySort in sqlite3.c when running fts5 prefix queries inside a transaction. A remote user with ability to send queries can trigger heap-based buffer over-read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.