CVE-2021-31239 (GCVE-0-2021-31239)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-09 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-05 16:53
VLAI
Summary
An issue found in SQLite SQLite3 v.3.35.4 that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the appendvfs.c function.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:30 UTC
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