Oracle MySQL Workbench up to 8.0.17 SQLite out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Oracle MySQL Workbench up to 8.0.17. The affected element is an unknown function of the component SQLite. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-8457. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Oracle MySQL Workbench up to 8.0.17 (Database Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component SQLite. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8457. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/21/2025).

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236583 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0111: sqlite (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0111)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197482 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Db5.3 Vulnerability (USN-4004-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236583). The entries VDB-135744, VDB-143620, VDB-143661 and VDB-143632 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 236583
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0111: sqlite (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0111)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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02/18/2019 🔍
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05/21/2025 +2044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2019
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143677
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2019 20:40
Updated: 05/21/2025 12:33
Changes: 10/16/2019 20:40 (52), 10/16/2019 21:38 (16), 01/15/2024 08:03 (5), 06/13/2024 04:49 (16), 05/21/2025 12:33 (3)
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