1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2698-1

USN-2698-1: SQLite vulnerabilities

Publication date

30 July 2015

Overview

SQLite could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted queries.

Releases

Packages

  • sqlite3 - C library that implements an SQL database engine

Details

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled skip-scan optimization.
An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using SQLite to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7443)

Michal Zalewski discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled dequoting of
collation-sequence names. An attacker could use this issue to cause
applications using SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3414)

Michal Zalewski discovered that SQLite incorrectly implemented comparison
operators. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using
SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected...

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled skip-scan optimization.
An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using SQLite to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7443)

Michal Zalewski discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled dequoting of
collation-sequence names. An attacker could use this issue to cause
applications using SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3414)

Michal Zalewski discovered that SQLite incorrectly implemented comparison
operators. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using
SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3415)

Michal Zalewski discovered that SQLite incorrectly handle printf precision
and width values during floating-point conversions. An attacker could use
this issue to cause applications using SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-3416)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
15.04 vivid libsqlite3-0 –  3.8.7.4-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty libsqlite3-0 –  3.8.2-1ubuntu2.1
12.04 precise libsqlite3-0 –  3.7.9-2ubuntu1.2

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