Vulnerability identifier: #VU34080
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
SQLite
Server applications /
Database software
Vendor: SQLite
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c in SQLite. A local user can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted matchinfo() query.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
SQLite: 3.8.10 - 3.31.1
External links
http://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1080459
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L7KXQWHIY2MQP4LNM6ODWJENMXYYQYBN/
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:22.sqlite.asc
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-26
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0002/
http://sqlite.org/src/info/a4dd148928ea65bd
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4394-1/
http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.