Improper Input Validation Affecting sqlite package, versions [,3.13.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-SQLITE-2333653
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed26 Sept 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-6153  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade sqlite to version 3.13.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation os_unix.c in SQLite before 3.13.0 improperly implements the temporary directory search algorithm, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (application crash), or have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the current working directory for temporary files.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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