CVE-2017-10989

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.

Published: 2017-07-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-10989 is rated High Risk (68/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.61%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-10989

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 12.81% 8.61% -4.20%
2 2026-06-11 13.11% 12.81% -0.30%
3 2026-05-29 — 13.11% —

Full EPSS history (59 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-10989

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-10989

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-10989

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-10989 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-2017-10989
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10989
suse low CVE-2017-10989 severity low: SUSE including 255 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 414 product×package rows across 81 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS, … (81 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 118, Known Not Affected 65. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10989/
ubuntu negligible CVE-2017-10989 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sqlite3), 9 status rows across 9 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 4, released 3, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10989

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-10989

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sqlite sqlite <= 3.19.3 cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-10989

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00050.html
http://marc.info/?l=sqlite-users&m=149933696214713&w=2 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99502 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=2405 Permissions Required
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/+bug/1700937 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00009.html
https://sqlite.org/src/info/66de6f4a Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://sqlite.org/src/vpatch?from=0db20efe201736b3&to=66de6f4a9504ec26 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208112
https://support.apple.com/HT208113
https://support.apple.com/HT208115
https://support.apple.com/HT208144
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/
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