What is CVE-2021-45346?

CVE-2021-45346 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-02-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-45346?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-45346 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in NetApp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility

CVE-2021-45346

A Memory Leak vulnerability exists in SQLite Project SQLite3 3.35.1 and 3.37.0 via maliciously crafted SQL Queries (made via editing the Database File), it is possible to query a record, and leak subsequent bytes of memory that extend beyond the record, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. NOTE: The developer disputes this as a vulnerability stating that If you give SQLite a corrupted database file and submit a query against the database, it might read parts of the database that you did not intend or expect.

Published 2022-02-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NetApp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility
Sqlite — versions 3.35.1, 3.37.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/guyinatuxedo/sqlite3_record_leaking (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/53de8864ba114bf6 (Vendor Advisory)
www.sqlite.org/cves.html (Vendor Advisory)
sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/056d557c2f8c452ed5 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45346?: CVE-2021-45346 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-45346?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-45346 known to be exploited?: 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.