CVE-2019-19244 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A crafted SQL query using DISTINCT, window functions, and ORDER BY can cause SQLite to crash, leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-19244?

CVE-2019-19244 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 25 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

sqlite3Select in select.c in SQLite 3.30.1 allows a crash if a sub-select uses both DISTINCT and window functions, and also has certain ORDER BY usage.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19244?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Mysql Workbench, Siemens Sinec Infrastructure Network Services, Sqlite Sqlite.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19244?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-19244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-19244, CLEANSTART-2026-TB20614, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19244, GHSA-pfjf-vfqg-5r4q.

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