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high 7.5

CVE-2022-35737 in the critical feed json

`libsqlite3-sys` via C SQLite improperly validates array index

published 2022-08-03 4 y ago modified 2026-10-14 25 d ago also BIT-sqlite-2022-35737 , EUVD-2022-6580 , GHSA-jw36-hf63-69r9 , RUSTSEC-2022-0090

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
23.6%
EPSS 23.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

SQLite 1.0.12 through 3.39.x before 3.39.2 sometimes allows an array-bounds overflow if billions of bytes are used in a string argument to a C API.

Patch / fix

  • crates.io libsqlite3-sys 0.25.1
  • bitnami sqlite 3.39.2
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.5
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.5
  • Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP V3.1.5
  • sqlite3 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.39.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35737

  • sqlite3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.7
  • sqlite3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.5
  • sqlite3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 3.37.2-2ubuntu0.1
  • sqlite3 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm3
  • sqlite3 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-35737

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • sqlite RHEL 9 3.34.1-6.el9_1
  • sqlite-libs RHEL 9 3.34.1-6.el9_1
  • sqlite RHEL 8 3.26.0-17.el8_7
  • lemon RHEL 8 3.26.0-17.el8_7
  • sqlite-libs RHEL 8 3.26.0-17.el8_7
  • sqlite RHEL 8.6 EUS 3.26.0-16.el8_6.1
  • lemon RHEL 8.6 EUS 3.26.0-16.el8_6.1
  • sqlite-libs RHEL 8.6 EUS 3.26.0-16.el8_6.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:0425RHSA-2023:0339RHSA-2023:0110

  • sqlite3 SLES 15 SP2-BCL, SLES 15 SP1-BCL, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 +24 more 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1
  • sqlite3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +6 more 3.39.3-9.23.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2SUSE-SU-2022:3307-1SUSE-SU-2022:3401-1

  • sqlite3 openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.39.2-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12210-1

  • sqlite AlmaLinux 9 3.34.1-6.el9_1
  • sqlite-libs AlmaLinux 9 3.34.1-6.el9_1
  • sqlite AlmaLinux 8 3.26.0-17.el8_7
  • lemon AlmaLinux 8 3.26.0-17.el8_7
  • sqlite-libs AlmaLinux 8 3.26.0-17.el8_7

almalinux advisories ALSA-2023:0339ALSA-2023:0110

  • sqlite Rocky Linux 9 3.34.1-6.el9_1
  • sqlite Rocky Linux 8 3.26.0-17.el8_7

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2023:0339RLSA-2023:0110

  • qt5-qtwebengine Alpine 3.16 5.15.3_git20220505-r4
  • qt5-qtwebengine Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +4 more 5.15.11-r3

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-35737

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • sqlite CBL-Mariner 2.0 3.39.2-1

azure linux advisories AZL-10467

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-35737 updated cvss 5.9

sqlite: an array-bounds overflow if billions of bytes are used in a string argument to a C API

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 lemon, sqlite, sqlite-tcl
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) lemon 3.26.0-17.el8_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:0110
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) sqlite 3.34.1-6.el9_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:0339
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) lemon 3.26.0-16.el8_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0425
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) sqlite 3.26.0-17.el8_7, sqlite-libs 3.26.0-17.el8_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:0110
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) sqlite 3.34.1-6.el9_1, sqlite-libs 3.34.1-6.el9_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:0339
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) sqlite 3.26.0-16.el8_6.1, sqlite-libs 3.26.0-16.el8_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0425

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-26-141-03 updated cvss 7.5

ABB B&R Automation Studio

  • ABB B&R Automation Studio <6.5
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation
  • ABB B&R Automation Studio 6.5
    fixed

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

cisa ICSA-23-348-10 updated cvss 7.5

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5 Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0) >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5
    affected: fixed in V3.1.5, mitigation support.industry.siemens.com

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
8 mo ago

Exploit prediction

23.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • blog.trailofbits.com https://blog.trailofbits.com/2022/10/25/sqlite-vulnerability-july-2022-library-api/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
crates.io libsqlite3-sys
<0.25.1
>=0.0.0-0, <0.25.1
0.25.1
bitnami sqlite
>=1.0.12, <3.39.2
3.39.2

Affected products

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.