CVE-2019-9033
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 for the "Rank and Dimension" feature in the function 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 for the "Rank and Dimension" feature in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-9033- 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 for the "Rank and Dimension" feature in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-9033- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18420 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 for the "Rank and Dimension" feature in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18420- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hq22-j7hh-8cf2
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 for the "Rank and Dimension" feature in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
GHSA-hq22-j7hh-8cf2- 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 for the "Rank and Dimension" feature in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-9033- 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-2019-9033
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 for the "Rank and Dimension" feature in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9033- 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-2019-9033
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 for the "Rank and Dimension" feature in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9033- 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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-9033 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 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in libmatio 1.5.13-2.