CVE-2019-16095

Symonics libmysofa 0.7 has an invalid read in getDimension in hrtf/reader.c.

Published: 2019-09-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-16095 is rated Moderate Risk (52.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-16095

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-28 0.43% 0.46% +0.03%
2 2025-12-27 0.46% 0.43% -0.03%
3 2025-11-21 0.46%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-16095

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-16095

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-16095

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-16095 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libmysofa), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-16095
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-16095 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libmysofa), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 2, ignored 2, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16095

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-16095

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symonics libmysofa 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:symonics:libmysofa:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-16095

URL Tags
https://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/compare/f571522...e07edb3 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4473-1/ Third Party Advisory
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