CVE-2026-11824
SQLite before 3.53.2 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the FTS5 full-text search extension that allows attackers to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code by supplying a crafted database with malicious continuation page metadata…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SQLite before 3.53.2 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the FTS5 full-text search extension that allows attackers to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code by supplying a crafted database with malicious continuation page metadata specifying a szLeaf value smaller than 4. Attackers can trigger an integer underflow in fts5ChunkIterate() causing an inflated remaining byte count during FTS5 MATCH query processing, leading to a heap buffer overflow of attacker-controlled data in applications compiled with SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS5.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 7th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Affected
- sqlite/sqlite
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_53_2.htmlRelease Notes
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/061febcf41caIssue Tracking, Patch
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/4a5ad516ea93Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-heap-buffer-overflow-via-fts5-fts5chunkiterateThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.