Use After Free in Gnucobol Project

CVE-2019-16396

GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a use-after-free in the end_scope_of_program_name() function in cobc/parser.y via crafted COBOL source code.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.011 (61.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gnucobol_project Gnucobol — versions 2.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16396?: CVE-2019-16396 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnucobol Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-16396?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.