CVE-2016-6153

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory sqlite.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00053.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_13_0.html release notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91546 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/info/67985761aa93fb61 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGQTH7V45QVHFDXJAEECHEO3HHD644WZ/ vendor advisory
https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-003.txt third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/1 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PU4NZ6DDU4BEM3ACM3FM6GLEPX56ZQXK/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00022.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6153?
CVE-2016-6153 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6153?
To fix CVE-2016-6153, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6153 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6153 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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