CVE-2018-8740

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-03-17
CWE:
CWE-476
Bugzilla:
1558804: CVE-2018-8740 sqlite: NULL pointer dereference with databases with schema corrupted with CREATE TABLE AS allows for denial of service

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In SQLite through 3.22.0, databases whose schema is corrupted using a CREATE TABLE AS statement could cause a NULL pointer dereference, related to build.c and prepare.c.

Find out more about CVE-2018-8740 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 sqlite Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 sqlite Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 sqlite Not affected

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