sqlite: Tempdir selection vulnerability
Published Sep 26, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.48%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sqlite
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sqlite
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
sqlite
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sqlite | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sqlite | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sqlite | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00480) | 39.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 38.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00036) | 7.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 46.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 44.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 36.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 34.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00053.html vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/1 mailing-listPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/2 mailing-listThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91546 vdb-entryThird Party Advisory
- http://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/info/67985761aa93fb61 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6153 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1352437 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00022.html mailing-list
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGQTH7V45QVHFDXJAEECHEO3HHD644WZ/ vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PU4NZ6DDU4BEM3ACM3FM6GLEPX56ZQXK/ vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6153
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/ vendor-advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/ vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6153
- https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-003.txt Third Party Advisory
- https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_13_0.html Release Notes
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.