matio 1.5.17 mat5.c ReadNextStructField memory corruption

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in matio 1.5.17. Affected is the function ReadNextStructField of the file mat5.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Stack-based). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/27/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-20020 since 12/27/2019. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/27/2019).

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

The entries 147791, 147790 and 147789 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.5
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Class: Memory corruption / Stack-based (CWE-119)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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12/27/2019 Advisory disclosed
12/27/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/27/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
12/27/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2019-20020 (🔒)
See also: 🔒Created: 12/27/2019 09:09 AM
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