🛡️ CVE-2025-6965 on Debian — sqlite3
Description
There exists a vulnerability in SQLite versions before 3.50.2 where the number of aggregate terms could exceed the number of columns available. This could lead to a memory corruption issue. We recommend upgrading to version 3.50.2 or above.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-6965 as tracked by Debian, for the package sqlite3. The fix is available in version 3.46.1-7; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity high, availability low.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6965 is classified as CWE-197: Numeric Truncation Error. Truncation errors occur when a primitive is cast to a primitive of a smaller size and data is lost in the conversion.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6965 is recorded against 1 package.
- sqlite3 (fixed in 3.46.1-7)
Timeline and source
Published on 15 July 2025 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2025-6965 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sqlite3 | — | 3.46.1-7 |
References
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