CVE-2019-9028
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a...
CVE-2019-9028 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Matio Project Matio, published February 23, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.03%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in libmatio 1.5.13-2.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9028- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9028- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18415 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18415- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-42jm-wj7w-hx2w
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-42jm-wj7w-hx2w- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9028- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-9028
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9028- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9028
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9028- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libmatioDebian:12 |
before 1.5.13-2 | 1.5.13-2 |
libmatioDebian:13 |
before 1.5.13-2 | 1.5.13-2 |
libmatioDebian:14 |
before 1.5.13-2 | 1.5.13-2 |
libmatioUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.1-11.5.2-11.5.2-1ubuntu11.5.2-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
libmatioUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.2-3build21.5.3-11.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
libmatioUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.10-11.5.11-11.5.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |