In SQLite 3.27.2, running fts5 prefix queries inside a transaction could trigger a heap-based buffer over-read in fts5HashEntrySort in…
CVE-2019-9936
In SQLite 3.27.2, running fts5 prefix queries inside a transaction could trigger a heap-based buffer over-read in fts5HashEntrySort in sqlite3.c, which may lead to an information leak. This is related to ext/fts5/fts5hash.c.
Assessment
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Severity
- Unscored
- EPSS
- 5.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 22 March 2019
- Last updated
- 2 November 2026
- Assigner
- mitre
At the source
References
- https://www.mail-archive.com/sqlite-users%40mailinglists.sqlite.org/msg114382.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/sqlite-users%40mailinglists.sqlite.org/msg114394.html
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/b3fa58dd7403dbd4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107562
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0005/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EXD2GYJVTDGEQPUNMMMC5TB7MQXOBBMO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N66U5PY5UJU4XBFZJH7QNKIDNAVIB4OP/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-09
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
Community proofs of concept
No community proof of concept yet. If you have one for a published vulnerability and the right to share it, add it below — it will appear here once reviewed.
Submit a proof of concept
Only for publicly disclosed vulnerabilities, and only material from testing you were authorised to perform. This platform does not buy, sell, or broker exploits — see earning from vulnerability research for legitimate bounty programs. Submissions are reviewed before they appear. Text only; do not include live credentials, personal data, or anything targeting systems you are not permitted to test.
Query this programmatically
Agents can read this through the MCP endpoint, or over HTTP:
curl https://cve.zerocrew.in/api/cve/CVE-2019-9936