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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-7036

critical Nessus Plugin ID 219052

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - The fts3_tokenizer function in SQLite, as used in Apple iOS before 8.4 and OS X before 10.10.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a SQL command that triggers an API call with a crafted pointer value in the second argument. (CVE-2015-7036)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-7036

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 219052

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2015_7036.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7036

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:sqlite-tcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sqlite-tcl, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:lemon, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:sqlite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:sqlite-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:sqlite-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:lemon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sqlite, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sqlite-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:sqlite-doc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7036