SB2020052730 - Input validation error in sqlite (Alpine package)



SB2020052730 - Input validation error in sqlite (Alpine package)

Published: May 27, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020052730
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13435)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in sqlite3ExprCodeTarget() function in expr.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.