SQLite up to 3.51.1 Zipfile Extension zipfileInflate information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SQLite up to 3.51.1. Affected is the function zipfileInflate of the component Zipfile Extension. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-70873. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SQLite up to 3.51.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function zipfileInflate of the component Zipfile Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An information disclosure issue in the zipfileInflate function in the zipfile extension in SQLite v3.51.1 and earlier allows attackers to obtain heap memory via supplying a crafted ZIP file.

The advisory is shared for download at sqlite.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-70873 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 302173 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-70873), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (302173). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 302173
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-70873

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2026 CVE reserved
03/12/2026 +62 days Advisory disclosed
03/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/20/2026 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sqlite.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-70873 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-70873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-350756

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2026 21:49
Updated: 03/20/2026 01:37
Changes: 03/12/2026 21:49 (53), 03/14/2026 00:00 (2), 03/20/2026 01:37 (12)
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