Resource management error in SQLite - CVE-2019-19959
Published: January 7, 2020 / Updated: January 22, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24064
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19959
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SQLite
Affected software:
SQLite
SQLite
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing INSERT INTO queries in situations involving embedded '' characters in filenames in ext/misc/zipfile.c in SQLite. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19959
Install updates from vendor's website.