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title: "CVE-2019-9936\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-9936

Publication date 22 March 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9936?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

In SQLite 3.27.2, running fts5 prefix queries inside a transaction could
trigger a heap-based buffer over-read in fts5HashEntrySort in sqlite3.c,
which may lead to an information leak. This is related to
ext/fts5/fts5\_hash.c.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| sqlite3 | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 3.24.0-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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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)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9936)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9936)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-9936)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9936)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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

### Other references

* <https://sqlite.org/src/info/b3fa58dd7403dbd4>
* <https://www.mail-archive.com/sqlite-users@mailinglists.sqlite.org/msg114382.html>
* <https://www.mail-archive.com/sqlite-users@mailinglists.sqlite.org/msg114394.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9936>