CVE-2017-10989 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2017-10989?

CVE-2017-10989 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Sqlite Sqlite, published on 7 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The getNodeSize function in ext/rtree/rtree.c in SQLite through 3.19.3, as used in GDAL and other products, mishandles undersized RTree blobs in a crafted database, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read or possibly unspecified other impact.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10989?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sqlite Sqlite.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10989?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-10989 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-10989, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10989, DLA-1018-1, GHSA-rp6h-mxcc-96r2, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10989.