In SQLite through 3.29.0, whereLoopAddBtreeIndex in sqlite3.c can crash a browser or other application because of missing validation of a sqlite_stat1 sz field, aka a "severe division by zero in the query planner."
CVE-2019-16168
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 31(Track)EG Risk 31/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation4% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 90%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 9, 2019
Last Modified
May 28, 2026
References (34)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00032.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00033.html
- cve@mitrehttps://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00037.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XZARJHJJDBHI7CE5PZEBXS5HKK6HXKW2/
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-16
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0003/
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200122-0003/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4205-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.mail-archive.com/sqlite-users%40mailinglists.sqlite.org/msg116312.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.sqlite.org/src/info/e4598ecbdd18bd82945f6029013296690e719a62
- cve@mitrehttps://www.sqlite.org/src/timeline?c=98357d8c1263920b
- cve@mitrehttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-08
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2019-16168(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- GHSA-m2vp-56p6-9q2hGitHub Security AdvisoriesMedium
In SQLite through 3.29.0, whereLoopAddBtreeIndex in sqlite3.c can crash a browser or other...
- RHSA-2021:1968Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: mingw packages security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2020:4442Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: sqlite security update
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | sqlite3-doc (3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1) @ eoan | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | mingw-sqlite-0:3.26.0.0-1.el8 | 2021-05-18 | redhat |
| redhat | sqlite-0:3.26.0-11.el8 | 2020-11-04 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(8 across 8 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sqlite | — | 3.28.0-r1 | — |
Alpine:v3.8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sqlite | — | 3.25.3-r2 | — |
Alpine:v3.9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sqlite | — | 3.28.0-r1 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sqlite3 | — | 3.29.0-2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sqlite3 | — | 3.29.0-2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sqlite3 | — | 3.29.0-2 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sqlite3 | — | 3.29.0-2 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| sqlite3 | 3.16.2-5, 3.16.2-5+deb9u1 | 3.16.2-5+deb9u2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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