CVE-2019-8457 [Critical] | Out-of-bounds Read in Sqlite

CVE-2019-8457 is rated High Risk (78.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 45.43%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +14.69% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	30.73%	45.43%	+14.69%
2	2026-06-11	31.27%	30.73%	-0.54%
3	2026-05-29	—	31.27%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

30.73%

45.43%

+14.69%

2026-06-11

31.27%

30.73%

-0.54%

2026-05-29

—

31.27%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/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]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/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]

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-8457

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	critical	CVE-2019-8457: 1 source package rows (sqlite); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-8457
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2019-8457 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (db5.3, sqlite3), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 9, open 1.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-8457
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8457
`suse`	high	CVE-2019-8457 severity important: SUSE including 263 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, …), 447 product×package rows across 90 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS, … (90 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 155, Known Not Affected 61.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8457/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2019-8457 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (chromium, db5.3, qtwebengine-opensource-src, sqlcipher, sqlite3), 95 status rows across 19 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 36, ignored 22, DNE 21, needs-triage 10, needed 6.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8457

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-8457

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
sqlite	sqlite	>= 3.6.0, <= 3.27.2	cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite::::::::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.10	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:::::::*
canonical	ubuntu_linux	19.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	29	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	30	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:::::::*
opensuse	leap	42.3	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:::::::*

References for CVE-2019-8457

URL	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00074.html	Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPKYSWCOM3CL66RI76TYVIG6TJ263RXH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJPFGA45DI4F5MCF2OAACGH3HQOF4G3M/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190606-0002/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4004-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4004-2/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4019-2/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_28_0.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.sqlite.org/src/info/90acdbfce9c08858	Patch Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2019-8457

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-8457

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-8457

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-8457

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-8457

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-8457

References for CVE-2019-8457