The getNodeSize function in ext/rtree/rtree.c in SQLite through 3.19.3, as used in GDAL and other products, mishandles undersized RTree blob
The getNodeSize function in ext/rtree/rtree.c in SQLite through 3.19.3, as used in GDAL and other products, mishandles undersized RTree blobs in a crafted database, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read or possibly unspecified other impact.
- Published
- Jul 7, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 8.6% · 95th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Action score
42
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 8.6%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| sqlite | sqlite | cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- sqlite sqliteup to 3.19.3 inclusive
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.3 | sqlite | before 3.13.0-r1 | 3.13.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | sqlite | before 3.15.2-r1 | 3.15.2-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | sqlite | before 3.20.0 | 3.20.0 |
| Debian:12 | sqlite3 | before 3.19.3-3 | 3.19.3-3 |
| Debian:7 | sqlite3 | before 3.7.13-1+deb7u4 | 3.7.13-1+deb7u4 |
| Debian:8 | sqlite3 | before 3.8.7.1-1+deb8u4 | 3.8.7.1-1+deb8u4 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | sqlite3 | before 3.36.0-9.18.1 | 3.36.0-9.18.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | sqlite3 | before 3.8.10.2-9.6.1 | 3.8.10.2-9.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | sqlite3 | before 3.8.3.1-2.12.1 | 3.8.3.1-2.12.1 |
Same product
sqlite: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-8457SQLite3 from 3.6.0 to and including 3.27.2 is vulnerable to heap out-of-bound read in the rtreenode() function when handling invalid rtree t53Plan
- CVE-2025-6965Integer Truncation on SQLite49Plan
- CVE-2015-5895Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in SQLite before 3.8.10.2, as used in Apple iOS before 9, have unknown impact and attack vectors.43Plan
- CVE-2020-11656In SQLite through 3.31.1, the ALTER TABLE implementation has a use-after-free, as demonstrated by an ORDER BY clause that belongs to a compo41Plan
- CVE-2019-19646pragma.c in SQLite through 3.30.1 mishandles NOT NULL in an integrity_check PRAGMA command in certain cases of generated columns.41Plan
- CVE-2019-19317lookupName in resolve.c in SQLite 3.30.1 omits bits from the colUsed bitmask in the case of a generated column, which allows attackers to ca40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:sqlite | 3.13.0-r1 · Alpine:v3.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:sqlite3 | 3.19.3-3 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:sqlite3 | 3.8.10.2-9.6.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00050.html
- marc.info/?l=sqlite-users&m=149933696214713&w=2
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99502
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=2405
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/+bug/1700937
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00009.html
- sqlite.org/src/info/66de6f4a
- sqlite.org/src/vpatch?from=0db20efe201736b3&to=66de6f4a9504ec26
- support.apple.com/HT208112
- support.apple.com/HT208113
- support.apple.com/HT208115
- support.apple.com/HT208144
- usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/
- usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.