Name: CVE-2025-70873: Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-70873, CWE-244, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00332

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Microsoft Visual_studio	—	Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 to the latest version in the LTSC 15.9 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2017.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 to the latest version in the current channel channel.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 to the latest version in the current channel channel.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 to the latest version in the LTSC 16.11 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2019.	Sep 8, 2026	Sep 8, 2026
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 17, 2026	Mar 12, 2026
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	May 27, 2026	Mar 12, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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