--- id: CVE-2019-8457 title: >- SQLite3 from 3.6.0 to and including 3.27.2 is vulnerable to heap out-of-bound read in the rtreenode() function when handling invalid rtree tables. summary: >- SQLite3 from 3.6.0 to and including 3.27.2 is vulnerable to heap out-of-bound read in the rtreenode() function when handling invalid rtree tables. severity: critical cvss: 9.8 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H' cwe: - CWE-125 vendor: sqlite product: sqlite affected: - 'sqlite >= 3.6.0, <= 3.27.2' - ubuntu_linux = 14.04 - ubuntu_linux = 16.04 - ubuntu_linux = 18.04 - ubuntu_linux = 18.10 - ubuntu_linux = 19.04 - fedora = 29 - fedora = 30 - leap = 42.3 published: '2019-05-30' updated: '2026-10-14' sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T07:16:56.763' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8457' references: - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00074.html' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: >- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPKYSWCOM3CL66RI76TYVIG6TJ263RXH/ label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: >- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJPFGA45DI4F5MCF2OAACGH3HQOF4G3M/ label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190606-0002/' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4004-1/' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4004-2/' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_28_0.html' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'https://www.sqlite.org/src/info/90acdbfce9c08858' label: cve@checkpoint.com - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00074.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPKYSWCOM3CL66RI76TYVIG6TJ263RXH/ label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJPFGA45DI4F5MCF2OAACGH3HQOF4G3M/ label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190606-0002/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4004-1/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4004-2/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: >- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_28_0.html' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://www.sqlite.org/src/info/90acdbfce9c08858' label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html' label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e - url: >- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-8457.json - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8457' - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1716881' - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8457' - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8457' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1810' tags: - nvd - csaf - vex - red-hat - score-dispute epss: 0.45426 epssPercentile: 0.98765 ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T07:21:04.814Z' patched: - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_8 - enterprise_linux_baseos_v_8 scores: nvd: 9.8 vendor: 7.5 --- ## Overview SQLite3 from 3.6.0 to and including 3.27.2 is vulnerable to heap out-of-bound read in the rtreenode() function when handling invalid rtree tables. ## Affected - `sqlite >= 3.6.0, <= 3.27.2` - `ubuntu_linux = 14.04` - `ubuntu_linux = 16.04` - `ubuntu_linux = 18.04` - `ubuntu_linux = 18.10` - `ubuntu_linux = 19.04` - `fedora = 29` - `fedora = 30` - `leap = 42.3` ## Remediation Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges. ## Vendor advisories - **RHSA-2020:1810** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) · released 2020-04-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1810) - **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · updated 2026-10-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-8457.json)