Vulnerability · Published May 2, 2022 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2022-1515
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity memory leak in matio. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libmatio | 1.5.22-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1515 |
| Debian:13 | libmatio | 1.5.22-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1515 |
| Debian:14 | libmatio | 1.5.22-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1515 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-401
References
- https://github.com/tbeu/matio/issues/186 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2079986 x_refsource_MISC