CVE-2019-9031
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a NULL...
CVE-2019-9031 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 1.67%, the 76th 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 NULL pointer dereference in the function Mat_VarFree() in mat.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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9031- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- 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 NULL pointer dereference in the function Mat_VarFree() in mat.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-9031- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18418 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18418- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gg4r-q765-2qj4
7.5
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is a NULL...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gg4r-q765-2qj4- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9031- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-9031
7.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9031- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9031
7.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9031- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 |