Out-of-bounds Read in Matio Project

CVE-2019-9037

An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a buffer over-read in the function Mat_VarPrint() in mat.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.023 (81.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9037?
CVE-2019-9037 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Matio Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-9037?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.