What is CVE-2019-16161?

CVE-2019-16161 is a high-severity vulnerability in K-Takata Onigmo, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-16161?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-16161 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in K-Takata Onigmo

CVE-2019-16161

Onigmo through 6.2.0 has a NULL pointer dereference in onig_error_code_to_str because of fetch_token in regparse.c.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

K-takata Onigmo
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16161?: CVE-2019-16161 is a high-severity vulnerability in K-Takata Onigmo, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-16161?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-16161 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.