Buffer overflow in Matio Project
CVE-2021-36977
matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.20 and 1.5.21 has a heap-based buffer overflow in H5MM_memcpy (called from H5MM_malloc and H5C_load_entry), related to use of HDF5 1.12.0.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.015 (71.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Matio_project Matio — versions 1.5.20, 1.5.21
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-36977?
- CVE-2021-36977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matio Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-07-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-36977?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.