CVE-2018-20505

Public Exploit

Description

SQLite 3.25.2, when queries are run on a table with a malformed PRIMARY KEY, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging the ability to run arbitrary SQL statements (such as in certain WebSQL use cases).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.39% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory sqlite.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/62 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/64 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/66 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/67 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/68 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/69 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106698 third party advisory vdb entry
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/28 third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/29 third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/31 third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/32 third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/33 third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/39 third party advisory mailing list
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209443 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209446 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209447 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209448 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209450 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209451 vendor advisory
https://sqlite.org/src/info/1a84668dcfdebaf12415d vendor advisory exploit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0004/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20505?
CVE-2018-20505 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20505?
To fix CVE-2018-20505, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-20505 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20505 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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