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Matio CVE-2019-20019

MEDIUM
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2019-12-27 cve@mitre.org
Denial Of Service Matio
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Dec 27, 2019 - 02:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in Mat_VarRead5 in mat5.c in matio 1.5.17.

AnalysisAI

An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in Mat_VarRead5 in mat5.c in matio 1.5.17. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in Mat_VarRead5 in mat5.c in matio 1.5.17. Affected products include: Matio Project Matio.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.

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