CVE-2019-20016
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated...
CVE-2019-20016 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Symonics Libmysofa, published December 27, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in libmysofa 0.9~dfsg0-1.
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated by reports of stack consumption in readOHDRHeaderMessageDatatype in dataobject.c and directblockRead in fractalhead.c. NOTE: a download of v0.9 after 2019-12-06 should fully remediate this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated by reports of stack consumption in readOHDRHeaderMessageDatatype in dataobject.c and directblockRead in fractalhead.c. NOTE: a download of v0.9 after 2019-12-06 should fully remediate this issue.
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CVE-2019-20016- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated by reports of stack consumption in readOHDRHeaderMessageDatatype in dataobject.c and directblockRead in fractalhead.c. NOTE: a download of v0.9 after 2019-12-06 should fully remediate this issue.
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CVE-2019-20016- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-10572 No score
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated by reports of stack consumption in readOHDRHeaderMessageDatatype in dataobject.c and directblockRead in fractalhead.c. NOTE: a download of v0.9 after 2019-12-06 should fully remediate this issue.
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EUVD-2019-10572- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7m36-g6v3-rhwr
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated...
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated by reports of stack consumption in readOHDRHeaderMessageDatatype in dataobject.c and directblockRead in fractalhead.c. NOTE: a download of v0.9 after 2019-12-06 should fully remediate this issue.
- Record
GHSA-7m36-g6v3-rhwr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated by reports of stack consumption in readOHDRHeaderMessageDatatype in dataobject.c and directblockRead in fractalhead.c. NOTE: a download of v0.9 after 2019-12-06 should fully remediate this issue.
- Record
CVE-2019-20016- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-20016
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated by reports of stack consumption in readOHDRHeaderMessageDatatype in dataobject.c and directblockRead in fractalhead.c. NOTE: a download of v0.9 after 2019-12-06 should fully remediate this issue.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20016- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-20016
libmysofa before 2019-11-24 does not properly restrict recursive function calls, as demonstrated by reports of stack consumption in readOHDRHeaderMessageDatatype in dataobject.c and directblockRead in fractalhead.c. NOTE: a download of v0.9 after 2019-12-06 should fully remediate this issue.
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UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20016- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:0444-1 No score
Security update for libmysofa
This update for libmysofa fixes the following issues:
- Added security backports: gh#hoene/libmysofa#136 - CVE-2020-36152 - boo#1181977 gh#hoene/libmysofa#138 - CVE-2020-36148 - boo#1181981 gh#hoene/libmysofa#137 - CVE-2020-36149 - boo#1181980 gh#hoene/libmysofa#134 - CVE-2020-36151 - boo#1181978 gh#hoene/libmysofa#135 - CVE-2020-36150 - boo#1181979 gh#hoene/libmysofa#96 - CVE-2020-6860 - boo#1182883
Update to version 0.9.1
- Extended angular neighbor search to 'close the sphere'
- Added and exposed mysofa_getfilter_float_nointerp method
- Fixed various security issues CVE-2019-16091 - boo#1149919 CVE-2019-16092 - boo#1149920 CVE-2019-16093 - boo#1149922 CVE-2019-16094 - boo#1149924 CVE-2019-16095 - boo#1149926 CVE-2019-20016 - boo#1159839 CVE-2019-20063 - boo#1160040
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openSUSE-SU-2021:0444-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:0459-1 No score
Security update for libmysofa
This update for libmysofa fixes the following issues:
- Added security backports: gh#hoene/libmysofa#136 - CVE-2020-36152 - boo#1181977 gh#hoene/libmysofa#138 - CVE-2020-36148 - boo#1181981 gh#hoene/libmysofa#137 - CVE-2020-36149 - boo#1181980 gh#hoene/libmysofa#134 - CVE-2020-36151 - boo#1181978 gh#hoene/libmysofa#135 - CVE-2020-36150 - boo#1181979 gh#hoene/libmysofa#96 - CVE-2020-6860 - boo#1182883
Update to version 0.9.1
- Extended angular neighbor search to 'close the sphere'
- Added and exposed mysofa_getfilter_float_nointerp method
- Fixed various security issues CVE-2019-16091 - boo#1149919 CVE-2019-16092 - boo#1149920 CVE-2019-16093 - boo#1149922 CVE-2019-16094 - boo#1149924 CVE-2019-16095 - boo#1149926 CVE-2019-20016 - boo#1159839 CVE-2019-20063 - boo#1160040
This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:0459-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10960-1 No score
libmysofa-devel-1.2-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libmysofa-devel-1.2-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10960-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libmysofaDebian:12 |
before 0.9~dfsg0-1 | 0.9~dfsg0-1 |
libmysofaDebian:13 |
before 0.9~dfsg0-1 | 0.9~dfsg0-1 |
libmysofaDebian:14 |
before 0.9~dfsg0-1 | 0.9~dfsg0-1 |
libmysofaUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.6~dfsg0-10.6~dfsg0-20.6~dfsg0-2ubuntu0.18.04.10.6~dfsg0-3+deb10u1build10.6~dfsg0-3+deb10u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
libmysofaopenSUSE:Leap 15.2 |
before 0.9.1-lp152.3.3.1 | 0.9.1-lp152.3.3.1 |
libmysofaSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2 |
before 0.9.1-bp152.4.3.1 | 0.9.1-bp152.4.3.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/hoene/libmysofa/issues/83
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20016
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20016
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20016
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20016
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/UFAOL5LVMXJXRBU3JU2LMHQNMBUBR7BH
bugzilla.suse.com/1149919
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16091