Out-of-bounds Read in Sqlite

CVE-2019-8457

SQLite3 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 tables.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.454 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8457?
CVE-2019-8457 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sqlite, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-8457?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-8457 known to be exploited?
16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.