Use of uninitialized resource in SQLite - CVE-2025-70873
Published: April 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128457
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-70873
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SQLite
Affected software:
SQLite
SQLite
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource in zipfileInflate() in the zipfile extension when processing a crafted ZIP file through the zipfile() functionality. A remote attacker can supply a crafted ZIP file with a forged uncompressed size to disclose sensitive information.
Only instances where the zipfile extension is enabled and used to process untrusted ZIP content are vulnerable.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-70873
Install security update from vendor's website.