Security advisory
A Memory Leak vulnerability exists in SQLite Project SQLite3 3.35.1 and 3.37.0 via maliciously crafted SQL Queries (made via editing the Database File), it is possible to query a record, and leak subsequent bytes of memory that extend beyond the record, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. NOTE: The developer disputes this as a vulnerability stating that If you give SQLite a corrupted database file and submit a query against the database, it might read parts of the database that you did not intend or expect.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2021-45346
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 04:12 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A Memory Leak vulnerability exists in SQLite Project SQLite3 3.35.1 and 3.37.0 via maliciously crafted SQL Queries (made via editing the Database File), it is possible to query a record, and leak subsequent bytes of memory that extend beyond the record, which could let a malicious user obtain sensitive information. NOTE: The developer disputes this as a vulnerability stating that If you give SQLite a corrupted database file and submit a query against the database, it might read parts of the database that you did not intend or expect.
osv:CVE-2021-45346
Complete source record
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"references": [
"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0001/",
"https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/056d557c2f8c452ed5",
"https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/53de8864ba114bf6",
"https://www.sqlite.org/cves.html#status_of_recent_sqlite_cves",
"https://github.com/guyinatuxedo/sqlite3_record_leaking"
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