CVE-2019-16165 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 9 Sep 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A use-after-free vulnerability in GNU cflow allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-16165?

CVE-2019-16165 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

GNU cflow through 1.6 has a use-after-free in the reference function in parser.c.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Cflow.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16165?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2019-16165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-16165, GHSA-cw7j-m6w2-86v9, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16165, USN-5375-1.