CVE-2018-8740: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-8740 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 7.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 8% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 6Timeline
- 17-03-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In SQLite through 3.22.0, databases whose schema is corrupted using a CREATE TABLE AS statement could cause a NULL pointer dereference, related to build.c and prepare.c.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
7.97%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 7.97% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- sqlite3< 3.22.0-2
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Mageia2 products
- sqlite3< 3.10.2-1.2.mga5
- sqlite3< 3.17.0-2.2.mga6
Alpine1 product
- sqlite< 3.13.0-r2 | < 3.15.2-r2 | < 3.20.1-r2 | < 3.21.0-r1
Sqlite1 product
- sqlite≤ 3.22.0
Ubuntu1 product
- sqlite3< 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2 | < 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.1 | < 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.4
5 vendors · 7 products
References
23 links
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/+bug/1756349Third Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4205-1/Vendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4394-1/Vendor Advisory
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- lists.apache.org/thread.html/…Mailing List
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