CVE-2019-9028 is a critical stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability affecting libmatio.a in matio (MAT File I/O Library) version 1.5.13. Specifically, the flaw resides in the InflateDimensions() function when called from ReadNextCell, allowing an attacker to read beyond the intended buffer. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact and denial of service. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matio_project:matio:1.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.