SB2019052208 - OpenSUSE Linux update for sqlite3
Published: May 22, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019052208
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8740)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the build.c and prepare.c source codes files due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10989)
The vulnerability allows a local user to crash the application or gain access to sensitive data.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the getNodeSize() function in ext/rtree/rtree.c when handling undersized RTree blobs. A local user can supply a specially crafted database to the affected application, trigger heap-based out of bounds read and crash the application or gain access to sensitive data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.