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 crash), or have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the current working directory for temporary files.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.9 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2016-09-26

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Fedora (Fedoraproject)
• Leap (Opensuse)
• Sqlite (Sqlite)

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00053.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/1
• 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.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00022.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGQTH7V45QVHFDXJAEECHE…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PU4NZ6DDU4BEM3ACM3FM6G…
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/
• https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-003.txt
• https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_13_0.html
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20