#VU23190 Input validation error in SQLite - CVE-2019-19244

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23190

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19244

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
SQLite
Server applications / Database software

Vendor: SQLite

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 when a sub-select uses both DISTINCT and window functions, and also has certain ORDER BY usage in select.c . A remote attacker can crash the affected application using a specially crafted SQL query.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SQLite: 3.8.11 - 3.30.1

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External links
https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/e59c562b3f6894f84c715772c4b116d7b5c01348

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.