CVE-2018-20346

Summary

CVECVE-2018-20346
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-21 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:56:00 UTC
DescriptionSQLite before 3.25.3, when the FTS3 extension is enabled, encounters an integer overflow (and resultant buffer overflow) for FTS3 queries that occur 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), aka Magellan.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 6.0 All All All
Application Sqlite Sqlite All All All All
Application Sqlite Sqlite All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Synology Inc. CONFIRM www.synology.com Third Party Advisory
Multiple remote code execution flaws in sqlite (Magellan) - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.3, Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-001 Sierra - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
SQLite Release 3.25.3 On 2018-11-05 MISC www.sqlite.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
About the security content of watchOS 5.1.3 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1159-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1222-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SQLite: Check-in [d44318f5] MISC sqlite.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
1659677 – CVE-2018-20346 sqlite: Multiple flaws in sqlite which can be triggered via corrupted internal databases (Magellan) [fedora-all] MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Magellan - Tencent Blade Team MISC blade.tencent.com Third Party Advisory
Security Bulletin - Policy Auditor update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in third-party libraries (CVE-2016-0718, CVE-2016-4472, CVE-2016-5300, CVE-2017-17740, CVE-2017-9287, CVE-2019-13057, CVE-2020-15719, CVE-2019-1543, CVE-2019-1547, CVE-2019-1552, CVE-2019-1563, CVE-2019-8457, CVE-2018-20506, CVE-2018-20346, CVE-2019-16168, CVE-2017-12627) CONFIRM kc.mcafee.com
About the security content of iTunes 12.9.3 for Windows - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
Re: [sqlite] Claimed vulnerability in SQLite: Info or Intox? www.mail-archive.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: mingw-sqlite-3.26.0.0-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
SQLite: Remote code execution (GLSA 201904-21) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2340-1] sqlite3 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
About the security content of tvOS 12.1.2 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
Re: [sqlite] Claimed vulnerability in SQLite: Info or Intox? MISC www.mail-archive.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1613-1] sqlite3 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Crash Chrome 70 with the SQLite Magellan bug | Worth Doing Badly MISC worthdoingbadly.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of iOS 12.1.3 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
1659379 – (CVE-2018-20346, CVE-2018-20505, CVE-2018-20506) CVE-2018-20346 CVE-2018-20505 CVE-2018-20506 sqlite: Multiple flaws in sqlite which can be triggered via corrupted internal databases (Magellan) MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
c368e30ae55600a1c3c9cb1710a54f9c55de786e - chromium/src - Git at Google MISC chromium.googlesource.com Third Party Advisory
FreeBSD-EN-19:03 FREEBSD www.freebsd.org Third Party Advisory
900910 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail MISC crbug.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
SQLite CVE-2018-20346 Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: mingw-sqlite-3.26.0.0-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
worthdoingbadly.com/2018-12-14-sqlitebug.html at master · zhuowei/worthdoingbadly.com · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of iCloud for Windows 7.10 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
USN-4019-2: SQLite vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Remote code execution vulnerability in SQLite | Hacker News MISC news.ycombinator.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 N/A www.oracle.com
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop MISC chromereleases.googleblog.com Third Party Advisory
USN-4019-1: SQLite vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
SQLite: Check-in [940f2adc] MISC sqlite.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710164 Gentoo Linux SQLite Remote code execution Vulnerability (GLSA 201904-21)
  • 751168 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for sqlite3 (SUSE-SU-2021:3215-1)
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