CVE-2018-8740 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in SQLite versions through 3.22.0, specifically impacting databases with schema corruption caused by a CREATE TABLE AS statement. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact (denial of service). While the FAUCET Risk Score is 80/100, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.22.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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