Description
Mat_VarReadNextInfo4 in mat4.c in MATIO 1.5.17 omits a certain '\0' character, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read in strdup_vprintf when uninitialized memory is accessed.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/tbeu/matio/commit/651a8e28099edb5fbb9e4e1d4d3238848f446c9a
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16856
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00037.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0055
EPSS Percentile
68.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
CWE-908
Status
published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
matio_project/matio
1.5.17
Published
Oct 13, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026