matio 1.5.13 libmatio.a ReadNextCell out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in matio 1.5.13. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadNextCell of the file libmatio.a. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-9038. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in matio 1.5.13. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadNextCell of the file libmatio.a. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2019. The weakness was released 02/23/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-9038 since 02/23/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-131130, VDB-131129, VDB-131128 and VDB-131127. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/19/2019 🔍
02/23/2019 +4 days 🔍
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02/24/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/19/2023 +1606 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 103
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-9038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131131
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2019 09:29
Updated: 07/19/2023 10:05
Changes: 02/24/2019 09:29 (54), 05/12/2020 12:05 (1), 07/19/2023 10:05 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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