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title: "CVE-2017-10989\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-10989

Publication date 7 July 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10989?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The getNodeSize function in ext/rtree/rtree.c in SQLite through 3.19.3, as
used in GDAL and other products, mishandles undersized RTree blobs in a
crafted database, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read or possibly
unspecified other impact.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| sqlite3 | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm1  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10989?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| sqlite3 | * Upstream:   <https://sqlite.org/src/vpatch?from=0db20efe201736b3&to=66de6f4a9504ec26> * Upstream:   <https://sqlite.org/src/info/66de6f4a> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-10989)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10989)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-10989)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10989)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4019-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4019-1)
+ SQLite vulnerabilities
+ 19 June 2019

+ [USN-4019-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4019-2)
+ SQLite vulnerabilities
+ 19 June 2019

### Other references

* <http://marc.info/?l=sqlite-users&m=149933696214713&w=2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10989>