CVE-2019-20016

Public Exploit

Description

libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated by reports of stack consumption in readOHDRHeaderMessageDatatype in dataobject.c and directblockRead in fractalhead.c. NOTE: a download of v0.9 after 2019-12-06 should fully remediate this issue.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/issues/83 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/issues/84 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/commit/2e6fac6ab6156dae8e8c6f417741388084b70d6f third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20016?
CVE-2019-20016 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20016?
To fix CVE-2019-20016, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-20016 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-20016 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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