A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in SQLite. Loading a database whose schema was corrupted using a CREATE TABLE AS statement would result in a SQLite crash.
Find out more about CVE-2018-8740 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a security impact of Low. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sqlite | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sqlite | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sqlite | Not affected |
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