CVE-2019-16096
Kilo 0.0.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow because there is an integer overflow in a calculation involving the number of tabs in one row.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Kilo 0.0.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow because there is an integer overflow in a calculation involving the number of tabs in one row.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.38% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190, CWE-787
- Affected
- kilo project/kilo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.security-database.com/detail.php?alert=CVE-2019-16096Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/antirez/kilo/issues/60Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://vuldb.com/?id.141388Third Party Advisory
- https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2019-16096Issue Tracking
- http://www.security-database.com/detail.php?alert=CVE-2019-16096Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/antirez/kilo/issues/60Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://vuldb.com/?id.141388Third Party Advisory
- https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2019-16096Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.