CRITICAL
sqlite: Heap-buffer overflow in the getNodeSize function
Published Jul 7, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.61%
Description
The getNodeSize function in ext/rtree/rtree.c in SQLite through 3.19.3, as used in GDAL and other products, mishandles undersized RTree blobs in a crafted database, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read or possibly unspecified other impact.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sqlite
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sqlite
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
sqlite
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sqlite | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sqlite | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sqlite | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Under investigation | 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.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
3.6 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.61% 0.08609
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08609
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (61 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 8.61% (0.08609) | 94.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.61% (0.08609) | 94.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 29, 2026 | 13.11% (0.13108) | 94.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 24, 2026 | 15.13% (0.15134) | 94.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 12.48% (0.12478) | 93.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 4.54% (0.04544) | 89.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 12.48% (0.12478) | 93.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 4.54% (0.04544) | 88.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 3.40% (0.03398) | 87.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 9.59% (0.09587) | 92.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 3.40% (0.03398) | 87.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 4.54% (0.04544) | 88.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 12.48% (0.12478) | 93.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 4.54% (0.04544) | 88.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 12.48% (0.12478) | 93.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 4.54% (0.04544) | 88.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 12.65% (0.12652) | 93.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 4.83% (0.04826) | 89.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03279) | 86.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 11.25% (0.11253) | 93.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03279) | 86.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 11.25% (0.11253) | 93.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03279) | 86.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 11.25% (0.11253) | 93.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03279) | 86.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 24, 2025 | 11.25% (0.11253) | 93.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03279) | 86.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 11.25% (0.11253) | 93.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03279) | 86.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 21, 2025 | 11.25% (0.11253) | 93.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 16.19% (0.16186) | 94.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 5.83% (0.05831) | 90.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 16.19% (0.16186) | 94.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 5.83% (0.05831) | 90.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 16.19% (0.16186) | 94.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 8.75% (0.08749) | 91.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 4.11% (0.04112) | 87.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 8.75% (0.08749) | 91.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 4.11% (0.04112) | 87.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 8.75% (0.08749) | 91.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.11% (0.04112) | 87.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.75% (0.08749) | 91.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.02% (0.24017) | 93.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 8.75% (0.08749) | 91.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 4.11% (0.04112) | 87.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 8.75% (0.08749) | 91.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 4.11% (0.04112) | 87.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.75% (0.08749) | 91.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 4.11% (0.04112) | 87.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.75% (0.08749) | 91.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00949) | 83.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00949) | 82.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00945) | 80.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01335) | 83.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.48% (0.03480) | 68.33th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.48% (0.03480) | 68.04th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.48% (0.03480) | 82.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.48% (0.03480) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (20)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00050.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=sqlite-users&m=149933696214713&w=2 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99502 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10989 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=2405 x_refsource_MISCPermissions Required
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/+bug/1700937 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1469672 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00009.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10989
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/66de6f4a x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://sqlite.org/src/vpatch?from=0db20efe201736b3&to=66de6f4a9504ec26 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/HT208115 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10989
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 7, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 7, 2017
Link CVE-2017-10989
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a