CVE-2025-70873 (GCVE-0-2025-70873)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-12 00:00 – Updated: 2026-03-14 03:35
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-244 - Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release ('Heap Inspection')
Assigner
References
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