Vulnerability · Published Jul 20, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36428
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 27.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.18 through 1.5.21 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ReadInt32DataDouble (called from ReadInt32Data and Mat_VarRead4).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libmatio | 1.5.22-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36428 |
| Debian:13 | libmatio | 1.5.22-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36428 |
| Debian:14 | libmatio | 1.5.22-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36428 |