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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-16705 · published 23 September 2019

CVE-2019-16705: Libming out-of-bounds read vulnerability

LLibming · Libming

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.

9.1 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.7% · top 23.9% CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
9.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.4
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/178 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/178 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-16705), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.