CVE-2019-9031 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function Mat_VarFree() in mat.c.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Matio Project	Matio	1.5.13

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

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-2019-9031?

CVE-2019-9031 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function Mat_VarFree() in mat.c.

How severe is CVE-2019-9031?

CVE-2019-9031 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-9031?

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