CVE-2022-1515
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via...
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via a crafted file. This issue can potentially result in DoS.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via a crafted file. This issue can potentially result in DoS.
- Record
CVE-2022-1515- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via a crafted file. This issue can potentially result in DoS.
- Record
CVE-2022-1515- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-24813 No score
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via a crafted file. This issue can potentially result in DoS.
- Record
EUVD-2022-24813- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwr3-hm95-vv7p
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via...
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via a crafted file. This issue can potentially result in DoS.
- Record
GHSA-rwr3-hm95-vv7p- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-1515
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via a crafted file. This issue can potentially result in DoS.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1515- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-1515
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via a crafted file. This issue can potentially result in DoS.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1515- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
A memory leak was discovered in matio 1.5.21 and earlier in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5() in mat5.c via a crafted file. This issue can potentially result in DoS.
- Record
CVE-2022-1515- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6829-1 No score
libmatio vulnerability
It was discovered that matio incorrectly handled certain malformed files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
- Record
USN-6829-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libmatioDebian:12 |
before 1.5.22-1 | 1.5.22-1 |
libmatioDebian:13 |
before 1.5.22-1 | 1.5.22-1 |
libmatioDebian:14 |
before 1.5.22-1 | 1.5.22-1 |
libmatioDebian:11 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.5.19-2+deb11u1, plus listed versions 1.5.19-2 |
1.5.19-2+deb11u1 |
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 |
libmatioUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 1.5.13-31.5.17-31.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
libmatioUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
before 1.5.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.5.19-21.5.21-1 |
1.5.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1515 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Matio Project Matio, published May 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in libmatio 1.5.22-1.
References
github.com/tbeu/matio/issues/186
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2079986
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1515
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1515
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1515
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1515