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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for sqlite3 (DLA-2203-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sqlite3' package(s) announced via the DLA-2203-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that there was a denial of service attack in the SQLite database, often embedded into other programs and servers. In the event of a semantic error in an aggregate query, SQLite did not return early from the 'resetAccumulator()' function which would lead to a crash via a segmentation fault.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'sqlite3' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this issue has been fixed in sqlite3 version 3.8.7.1-1+deb8u5. We recommend that you upgrade your sqlite3 packages.