CVE-2018-8740: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Sat Mar 17 2018(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| SQLite SQLite | <=3.22.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| debian/sqlite3 | 3.34.1-3 3.34.1-3+deb11u1 3.40.1-2+deb12u1 3.46.1-1 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00050.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103466
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=6964
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/+bug/1756349
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00009.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00037.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PU4NZ6DDU4BEM3ACM3FM6GLEPX56ZQXK/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4205-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4394-1/
- https://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/timeline?r=corrupt-schema
- https://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/vdiff?from=1774f1c3baf0bc3d&to=d75e67654aa9620b
- https://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/vdiff?from=1774f1c3baf0bc3d&to=d75e67654aa9620b
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-8740
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PU4NZ6DDU4BEM3ACM3FM6GLEPX56ZQXK/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8740
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8740
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8740
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8740
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2018-8740?
CVE-2018-8740 is a vulnerability in SQLite through 3.22.0 that can cause a NULL pointer dereference when databases with corrupted schema are used with a CREATE TABLE AS statement.
What is the severity of CVE-2018-8740?
The severity of CVE-2018-8740 is rated as high with a severity value of 7.5.
How does CVE-2018-8740 affect software?
CVE-2018-8740 affects SQLite versions up to and including 3.22.0 and can cause a NULL pointer dereference when databases with corrupted schema are used with a CREATE TABLE AS statement.
What is the remedy for CVE-2018-8740 in Debian?
The remedy for CVE-2018-8740 in Debian is to update to version 3.27.2-3+deb10u1 or higher for SQLite or version 3.27.2-3+deb10u1, 3.27.2-3+deb10u2, 3.34.1-3, 3.40.1-2, or 3.43.2-1 for SQLite3.
What is the remedy for CVE-2018-8740 in Ubuntu?
The remedy for CVE-2018-8740 in Ubuntu is to update to version 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.4 for SQLite3 in Bionic, version 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2 for SQLite3 in Trusty, version 3.22.0-2 for SQLite3 with upstream, or version 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.1 for SQLite3 in Xenial.
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