CVE-2019-19959: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-19959 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 3% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 03-01-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ext/misc/zipfile.c in SQLite 3.30.1 mishandles certain uses of INSERT INTO in situations involving embedded '\0' characters in filenames, leading to a memory-management error that can be detected by (for example) valgrind.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
3.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.26 pp
From 3.16% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04 | 19.10
Debian1 product
- sqlite3< 3.30.1+fossil191229-1
Sqlite1 product
- sqlite3.30.1
Ubuntu1 product
- sqlite3< 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3
4 vendors · 4 products
References
10 links- github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/d8f2d46cbc9925e034a68aaaf60aad788d9373c1X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/1e490c4ca6b43a9cf8637d695907888349f69becX Refsource MISCThird Party Advisory
