CVE-2026-119374
SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS5 contains a heap buffer overflow in fts5DoSecureDelete() that…
- Risk score
- 47/100
- CVSS
- 7.8 v3.1
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS5 contains a heap buffer overflow in fts5DoSecureDelete() that allows attackers to write past the leaf page buffer via crafted footer key offsets. Attackers can supply a database file with a corrupted FTS5 index that, when deleted from with secure-delete enabled, corrupts heap memory…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 3.54.0 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.8 high
References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-fts5-securedel
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.53.4/ext/fts5/fts5_index.c#L5525
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/d9de6eedbe918c074c7556400fa21df5960704d9
- https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_54_0.html
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/9cd4f9e920
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-heap-buffer-overflow-via-fts5-fts5dosecuredelete
Original description
SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS5 contains a heap buffer overflow in fts5DoSecureDelete() that allows attackers to write past the leaf page buffer via crafted footer key offsets. Attackers can supply a database file with a corrupted FTS5 index that, when deleted from with secure-delete enabled, corrupts heap memory and crashes the application.
Last activity 30 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.