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SQLite 3.44.0 < 3.49.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 240237

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing multiple security updates.

Description

The version of SQLite installed on the remote host is 3.44.0 through 3.49.0 before 3.49.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - In SQLite 3.44.0 through 3.49.0 before 3.49.1, the concat_ws() SQL function can cause memory to be written beyond the end of a malloc-allocated buffer. If the separator argument is attacker-controlled and has a large string (e.g., 2MB or more), an integer overflow occurs in calculating the size of the result buffer, and thus malloc may not allocate enough memory. (CVE-2025-29087)

 - An integer overflow can be triggered in SQLite's `concat_ws()` function. The resulting, truncated integer is then used to allocate a buffer. When SQLite then writes the resulting string to the buffer, it uses the original, untruncated size and thus a wild Heap Buffer overflow of size ~4GB can be triggered. This can result in arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2025-3277)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to SQLite 3.49.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.sqlite.org/cves.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 240237

File Name: sqlite_3_49_1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/23/2025

Updated: 6/23/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3277

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sqlite:sqlite

Required KB Items: installed_sw/SQLite

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-29087, CVE-2025-3277