CVE-2019-9028 — CRITICAL (9.1)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a stack-based buffer over-read in the function InflateDimensions() in inflate.c when called from ReadNextCell in mat5.c.

CVSS Score

9.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Matio Project	Matio	1.5.13

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/matioExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/tbeu/matio/issues/103Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/matioExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/tbeu/matio/issues/103Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-9028?

CVE-2019-9028 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a stack-based buffer over-read in the function InflateDimensions() in inflate.c when called from ReadNextCell...

How severe is CVE-2019-9028?

CVE-2019-9028 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.1/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-9028?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Matio Project Matio.