Out-of-bounds Read in Matio Project
CVE-2019-17533
Mat_VarReadNextInfo4 in mat4.c in MATIO 1.5.17 omits a certain '\0' character, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read in strdup_vprintf when uninitialized memory is accessed.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Matio Project — versions 1.5.17
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/tbeu/matio/commit/651a8e28099edb5fbb9e4e1d4d3238848f446c9a (Patch)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00037.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17533?
- CVE-2019-17533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matio Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2019-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17533?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.