CVE-2025-7709 Out Of Bounds write in FTS5 Extension in SQLite
An integer overflow in SQLite's FTS5 extension allows out-of-bounds writes, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-7709?
CVE-2025-7709 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SQLite FTS5, published on 8 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An integer overflow exists in the FTS5 https://sqlite.org/fts5.html extension. It occurs when the size of an array of tombstone pointers is calculated and truncated into a 32-bit integer. A pointer to partially controlled data can then be written out of bounds.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7709?
Linux distribution packages (8)
sqlite3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | All versions | 3.51.2-150000.3.36.1 |
sqlite3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | All versions | 3.51.2-150000.3.36.1 |
sqlite3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | All versions | 3.51.2-150000.3.36.1 |
sqlite3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | All versions | 3.51.2-150000.3.36.1 |
sqlite3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | All versions | 3.51.2-150000.3.36.1 |
sqlite3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.51.2-9.44.1 |
sqlite3 openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 3.51.2-150000.3.36.1 |
sqlite3 openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.51.2-1.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-7709?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-7709 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-7709 exists.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-7709, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-7709, ECHO-37b8-7d67-9685, GHSA-v2c8-vqqp-hv3g, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-7709, SUSE-SU-2026:0395-1 and 4 more.