NULL pointer dereference in Sqlite

CVE-2019-9937

In SQLite 3.27.2, interleaving reads and writes in a single transaction with an fts5 virtual table will lead to a NULL Pointer Dereference in fts5ChunkIterate in sqlite3.c. This is related to ext/fts5/fts5_hash.c and ext/fts5/fts5_index.c.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.060 (93.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-9937: held from 0.060 to 0.060.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.060 · newest: 0.060 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9937?
CVE-2019-9937 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sqlite, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-9937?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-9937 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.