What is CVE-2019-16164?

CVE-2019-16164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Myhtml Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-16164?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Myhtml Project

CVE-2019-16164

MyHTML through 4.0.5 has a NULL pointer dereference in myhtml_tree_node_remove in tree.c.

Published 2019-09-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Myhtml Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

github.com/lexborisov/myhtml/issues/175 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16164?: CVE-2019-16164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Myhtml Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-16164?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.