Matio
CVE-2019-9027
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a heap-based buffer overflow problem in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
AnalysisAI
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), 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 Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a heap-based buffer overflow problem in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c. Affected products include: Matio Project Matio.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), th
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), th
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), th
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), th
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), th
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), th
Mat_VarReadNextInfo4 in mat4.c in MATIO 1.5.17 omits a certain '\0' character, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this v
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this v
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this v
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this v
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this v
Same weakness CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
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