Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte) Affecting sqlite-doc package, versions <0:3.26.0-6.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-SQLITEDOC-3740987
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Dec 2019

Introduced: 23 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-19959  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-626  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 sqlite-doc to version 0:3.26.0-6.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1810.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sqlite-doc package and not the sqlite-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

ext/misc/zipfile.c in SQLite 3.30.1 mishandles certain uses of INSERT INTO in situations involving embedded '\0' characters in filenames, leading to a memory-management error that can be detected by (for example) valgrind.

CVSS Scores

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