Magellan: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in SQLite Disclosed
Researchers disclosed a remote code execution vulnerability in SQLite affecting Google Chromium-based browsers as well as the Google Home smart speaker.
背景說明
On December 14, researchers from Tencent’s Blade Team published an advisory regarding their discovery of “Magellan,” a remote code execution vulnerability in SQLite.
Vulnerability details
Details surrounding the Magellan vulnerability remain sparse at this time. However, the Blade Team specifies that the impact of this vulnerability includes code execution, memory leak or denial of service (DoS). Additionally, Chromium, Google’s open source codebase that powers Google Chrome, is affected by this vulnerability. There are several other browser implementations that utilize the Chromium codebase, including Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and Yandex.
According to the Blade Team, they were able to use the Magellan vulnerability to exploit the Google Home smart speaker, but have stated they have no plans to release any proof-of-concept (PoC) code for Magellan. However, several hours after the Blade Team released their advisory, an app developer published a PoC that crashes Chrome 70.
Urgently required actions
Tenable strongly advises organizations and individuals to upgrade to patched versions as soon as possible.
SQLite released version 3.26.0 on December 1, 2018, while Google released Chromium 71.0.3578.80 on December 4, 2018. Google Chrome version 71 contains the patches provided in Chromium 71.0.3578.80. Additionally, Linux distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian and openSUSE have released security advisories that include the Chromium patch.
找出受影響的系統
A list of Nessus plugins to identify this vulnerability can be found here.
取得更多資訊
- Tencent Blade Team: Magellan
- SQLite Release 3.26.0 On 2018-12-01
- Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop
- RHSA-2018:3803 - Security Advisory
- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4352-1
- openSUSE alert SU-2018:4056-1
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Satnam Narang
安全應變資深研發工程師
Satnam 於 2018 年加入 Tenable 公司。他在業界擁有 15 年的豐富經驗 (M86 Security 和賽門鐵克)。 他對於防網路釣魚工作小組 (Anti-Phishing Working Group) 多所貢獻，協助美國國家網路安全聯盟 (National Cyber Security Alliance) 開發一份社群網路指南 (Social Networking Guide)，並且揭露了一個 Twitter 上的龐大垃圾郵件 botnet，同時也是第一個提報 Tinder 上垃圾郵件機器人的人。他還曾出現在 NBC 夜線新聞、Entertainment Tonight、Bloomberg West 以及 Why Oh Why 播客中。
他在工作之餘的興趣：Satnam 喜歡寫詩和創作嘻哈音樂。他喜歡參加現場音樂表演、和他 3 個姪女做伴、足球、藍球、看寶萊塢電影、玩音樂以及 Grogu (尤達寶寶)。
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