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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-09-26 00:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 01:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-07-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 296dec39e0532b8518355d3367f9723a91e867ad84ccfc6a445beda5edfe8bea
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:2041http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00053.html
- www.sqlite.orghttps://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_13_0.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160701 Re: SQLite Tempdir Selection Vulnerabilityhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/2
- www.securityfocus.com91546http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91546
- www.sqlite.orghttp://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/info/67985761aa93fb61
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-0138339b54https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGQTH7V45QVHFDXJAEECHEO3HHD644WZ/
- www.korelogic.comhttps://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-003.txt
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160701 SQLite Tempdir Selection Vulnerabilityhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/1
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4019-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4019-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-49f80a78bchttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PU4NZ6DDU4BEM3ACM3FM6GLEPX56ZQXK/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230522 [SECURITY] [DLA 3431-1] sqlite security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00022.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- sqlite3 Fixed in 3.13.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- sqlite3 Fixed in 3.13.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- sqlite3 Fixed in 3.13.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- sqlite3 Fixed in 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- sqlite3 Fixed in 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.