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CVE-2016-6153

sqlite: Tempdir selection vulnerability

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.2

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 1, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 2.2
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 1.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File