CVE-2019-19720 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Yabasic 2.86.1, specifically within the yylex() function, which can be triggered by processing a specially crafted BASIC source file. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows for remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires user interaction to exploit. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.86.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yabasic:yabasic:2.86.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.