Vulnerability · Published Jul 21, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-19497
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libmatio package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Integer overflow vulnerability in Mat_VarReadNextInfo5 in mat5.c in tbeu matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.17, allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service or possibly other unspecified impacts.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libmatio | 1.5.19-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19497 |
| Debian:13 | libmatio | 1.5.19-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19497 |
| Debian:14 | libmatio | 1.5.19-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19497 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/tbeu/matio/issues/121 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/tbeu/matio/commit/5fa49ef9fc4368fe3d19b5fdaa36d8fa5e7f4606 x_refsource_MISC