CVE-2019-9038
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is an out...
CVE-2019-9038 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 1.99%, the 80th 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 an out-of-bounds read problem with a SEGV 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
- None
- 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 an out-of-bounds read problem with a SEGV in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-9038- 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-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 an out-of-bounds read problem with a SEGV in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-9038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18425 No score
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is an out-of-bounds read problem with a SEGV in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18425- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-345v-rf94-hc74
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is an out...
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is an out-of-bounds read problem with a SEGV in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
GHSA-345v-rf94-hc74- 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-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 an out-of-bounds read problem with a SEGV in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-9038- 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-2019-9038
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is an out-of-bounds read problem with a SEGV in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9038- 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-2019-9038
An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. There is an out-of-bounds read problem with a SEGV in the function ReadNextCell() in mat5.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9038- 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 |