# CVE-2019-16705: Information disclosure in n/a

> An out-of-bounds read in the Ming library allows attackers to disclose sensitive memory or cause a crash via crafted input.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f5v2-v9hw-228j, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16705

## What is CVE-2019-16705?

CVE-2019-16705 is a critical vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 23 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Ming (aka libming) 0.4.8 has an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function OpCode() in the decompile.c file in libutil.a.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16705?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Libming Libming.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-16705?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-16705 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16705 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Libming Libming

- [CVE-2023-50628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50628/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11894/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-11895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11895/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-36239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36239/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-31976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31976/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-16705 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-16705 is a critical vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 23 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16705 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Libming Libming. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16705/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16705/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16705
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16705
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16705

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16705/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.