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CVE-2019-20218

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-20218 describes a vulnerability in SQLite 3.30.1, specifically within the selectExpander function in select.c. This flaw allows the WITH stack to continue unwinding even after a parsing error, affecting products like Canonical, Debian, and Oracle that utilize SQLite. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a critical impact. It is a network-exploitable issue with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, potentially leading to a high impact on availability (denial of service). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or immediate threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.30.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:3.30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
19.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0362 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: sqlite-0:3.26.0-11.el8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: sqlite

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-20218Moderate

sqlite: selectExpander in select.c proceeds with WITH stack unwinding even after a parsing error

Jan 2, 2020

References

github.com / sqlite/sqlite/commit/a6c1a71cde082e09750465d5675699062922e387
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00037.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00016.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202007-26
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4298-1
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
PatchThird Party Advisory