# CVE-2019-19645: alter.c in SQLite through 3.30.1 allows attackers to trigger infinite recursion via certain types of self-referential views in conjunction w

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-09 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

alter.c in SQLite through 3.30.1 allows attackers to trigger infinite recursion via certain types of self-referential views in conjunction with ALTER TABLE statements.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/38096961c7cd109110ac21d3ed7dad7e0cb0ae06
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191223-0001/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4394-1/
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf

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