What is CVE-2020-19497?

CVE-2020-19497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matio Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-19497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Matio Project

CVE-2020-19497

Integer overflow vulnerability in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5 in mat5.c in tbeu matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.17, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or possibly other unspecified impacts.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Matio_project Matio — versions 1.5.17
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-19497?: CVE-2020-19497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Matio Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-19497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.