CVE-2017-15286

SQLite 3.20.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in tableColumnList in shell.c because it fails to...

7.5 HighFix available

SQLite 3.20.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in tableColumnList in shell.c because it fails to consider certain cases where sqlite3_step(pStmt)==SQLITE_ROW is false and a data structure is never initialized.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.90%Up 2.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2017-15286
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15286
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-6743 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-6743
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmxm-6c5m-r5c5 7.5

SQLite 3.20.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in tableColumnList in shell.c because it fails to...

Record: GHSA-cmxm-6c5m-r5c5
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-15286 7.5

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2017-15286
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2017-15286
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15286 7.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15286
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15286 7.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15286
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sqlite

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sqlite` Alpine:v3.6	before 3.20.1-r1	3.20.1-r1
`sqlite3` Debian:12	before 3.20.1-2	3.20.1-2
`sqlite3` Debian:13	before 3.20.1-2	3.20.1-2
`sqlite3` Debian:14	before 3.20.1-2	3.20.1-2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-15286 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sqlite, published October 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.90%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in sqlite 3.20.1-r1.