UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6153

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6153

    Published: 26 Sept 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-6153

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6153, https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-003.txt, https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_13_0.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4019-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4019-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6153

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sqlite3

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm1

    Affected versions

    3.7.17-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High