Multiple vulnerabilities in SQLite

Published: 2015-04-24 | Updated: 2022-04-11

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2015-3414 CVE-2015-3415
CWE-ID	CWE-20
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 information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU62072

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3414

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed via a specially crafted COLLATE clause. 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: 3.8.0 - 3.8.8.3

CPE2.3

External links

https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1635.html
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/31
https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3252
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:217
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74228
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2698-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-05
https://support.apple.com/HT205213
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
https://www.sqlite.org/src/info/eddc05e7bb31fae74daa86e0504a3478b99fa0f2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU62073