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CVE-2016-6153 json

os_unix.c in SQLite before 3.13.0 improperly implements the temporary directory search algorithm, which might allow local users to obtain s…

published 2016-09-26 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7087

cvss
5.9
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • sqlite3 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.13.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6153

  • sqlite3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.2
  • sqlite3 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6153

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • sqlite3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 3.36.0-9.18.1
  • sqlite3 Studio Onsite 1.3, SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 +1 more 3.7.6.3-1.4.6.1
  • sqlite3 SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +1 more 3.8.10.2-3.1
  • sqlite3 SLES 12-LTSS 3.8.3.1-2.7.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:3215-1SUSE-SU-2019:0973-1SUSE-SU-2016:2021-1SUSE-SU-2016:1945-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-6153 updated cvss 2.2

sqlite: Tempdir selection vulnerability

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 sqlite Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 lemon, sqlite, sqlite-tcl Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 lemon, sqlite, sqlite-tcl
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-26-141-03 updated cvss 5.9

ABB B&R Automation Studio

  • ABB B&R Automation Studio <6.5
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation
  • ABB B&R Automation Studio 6.5
    fixed

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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