CVE-2016-6153

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.

Published: 2016-09-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-6153 is rated Low Risk (37.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6153

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.49% +0.42%
2 2026-05-23 0.03% 0.07% +0.04%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-6153

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.5 3.4 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-6153

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-6153

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-6153 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sqlite3), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6153
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6153
suse low CVE-2016-6153 severity low: SUSE including 264 source package names (2.78:libsqlite3-0-3.8.10.2-3.1, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 465 product×package rows across 72 product lines (Container caasp/v4/dnsmasq-nanny, Container caasp/v4/salt-api, … (72 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 150, Known Not Affected 84. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6153/
ubuntu negligible CVE-2016-6153 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (sqlite, sqlite3), 22 status rows across 11 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 11, ignored 7, released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6153

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-6153

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sqlite sqlite <= 3.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 24 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 42.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-6153

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00053.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/1 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/01/2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91546 Third Party Advisory
http://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/info/67985761aa93fb61 Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00022.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IGQTH7V45QVHFDXJAEECHEO3HHD644WZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PU4NZ6DDU4BEM3ACM3FM6GLEPX56ZQXK/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/
https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-003.txt Third Party Advisory
https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_13_0.html Release Notes
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
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