CVE-2018-20506

Description

SQLite before 3.25.3, when the FTS3 extension is enabled, encounters an integer overflow (and resultant buffer overflow) for FTS3 queries in a "merge" operation that occurs after crafted changes to FTS3 shadow tables, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the ability to run arbitrary SQL statements (such as in certain WebSQL use cases). This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-20346.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.73% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory sqlite.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sqlite.org/src/info/940f2adc8541a838 vendor advisory
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 vdb entry third party advisory
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 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209446 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209447 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209448 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209450 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209451 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00070.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0004/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/ vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00037.html mailing list
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20506?
CVE-2018-20506 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20506?
To fix CVE-2018-20506, 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-2018-20506 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20506 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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