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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-6153
os_unix.c in SQLite before 3.13.0 improperly implements the temporary directory...
Vulnerability 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 crash), or have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the current working directory for temporary files.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00053.html
- https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_13_0.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91546
- http://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/info/67985761aa93fb61
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGQTH7V45QVHFDXJAEECHEO3HHD644WZ/
- https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-003.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PU4NZ6DDU4BEM3ACM3FM6GLEPX56ZQXK/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00022.html
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 24, 42.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 26th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.