CVE-2019-20218

selectExpander in select.c in SQLite 3.30.1 proceeds with WITH stack unwinding even after a parsing error.

Published: 2020-01-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-20218 is rated Moderate Risk (64/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.62%). EPSS rose +3.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-20218

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 0.40% 3.62% +3.22%
2 2026-03-04 0.12% 0.40% +0.28%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (51 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-20218

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-20218

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-20218

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2019-20218: 1 source package rows (sqlite); 11 state rows across 6 repos (3.11-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 11. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-20218
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-20218 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-2019-20218
gentoo normal CVE-2019-20218: 1 GLSA(s) (202007-26), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/sqlite); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2019-20218
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20218
suse high CVE-2019-20218 severity important: SUSE including 392 source package names (0.1.0:libsqlite3-0-3.36.0-3.12.1, 0.1.75:libsqlite3-0-3.36.0-3.12.1, …), 1037 product×package rows across 538 product lines (Container bci/bci-init, Container bci/bci-sle15-kernel-module-devel, … (538 product lines)): Fixed 851, Known Affected 136, Known Not Affected 50. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20218/
ubuntu low CVE-2019-20218 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sqlite3), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 11, released 4, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20218

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-20218

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sqlite sqlite 3.30.1 cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:3.30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql_workbench <= 8.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-20218

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