What is CVE-2016-6153?

CVE-2016-6153 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sqlite, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-6153?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-6153 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Sqlite

CVE-2016-6153

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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2016-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sqlite
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 24
openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00053.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_13_0.html (Release Notes)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/2 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91546 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/info/67985761aa93fb61 (Vendor Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-003.txt (Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/ (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6153?: CVE-2016-6153 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sqlite, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-6153?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6153 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.