SQLite <= 3.51.1 Information Disclosure

high Nessus Plugin ID 303594

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of SQLite installed on the remote host is prior to 3.51.2. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure issue where the zipfileInflate function, responsible for decompressing ZIP file contents, fails to properly validate or sanitize data during the inflation process. When processing a maliciously crafted ZIP file, the function can be manipulated to return uninitialized or adjacent heap memory contents to the caller, effectively leaking sensitive information from the application's memory space.

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 3.51.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 303594

File Name: sqlite_3_51_2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/25/2026

Updated: 3/25/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-70873

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sqlite:sqlite

Required KB Items: installed_sw/SQLite

Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-70873

IAVA: 2026-A-0245

Detections

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