ubuntu-cve-2019-20019
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-12-27 02:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:51
Summary
Details

An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in Mat_VarRead5 in mat5.c in matio 1.5.17.

Severity

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmatio2",
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "excessive memory allocation without a crash"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libmatio",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmatio@1.5.2-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.1-1",
        "1.5.2-1",
        "1.5.2-1ubuntu1",
        "1.5.2-1ubuntu1+esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmatio2",
            "binary_version": "1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "excessive memory allocation without a crash"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "libmatio",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmatio@1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.2-3build2",
        "1.5.3-1",
        "1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmatio4",
            "binary_version": "1.5.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "excessive memory allocation without a crash"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "libmatio",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmatio@1.5.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.10-1",
        "1.5.11-1",
        "1.5.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmatio9",
            "binary_version": "1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "excessive memory allocation without a crash"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "libmatio",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmatio@1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.13-3",
        "1.5.17-3",
        "1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
        "1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmatio11",
            "binary_version": "1.5.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "matio-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.5.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "excessive memory allocation without a crash"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "libmatio",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmatio@1.5.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.19-2",
        "1.5.21-1",
        "1.5.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmatio11",
            "binary_version": "1.5.26-1build3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "matio-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.5.26-1build3"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "excessive memory allocation without a crash"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "libmatio",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmatio@1.5.26-1build3?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.23-2",
        "1.5.24-1",
        "1.5.26-1",
        "1.5.26-1build1",
        "1.5.26-1build2",
        "1.5.26-1build3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmatio13",
            "binary_version": "1.5.28-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "matio-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.5.28-2"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "excessive memory allocation without a crash"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "libmatio",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmatio@1.5.28-2?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.28-1build1",
        "1.5.28-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmatio14",
            "binary_version": "1.5.30-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "matio-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.5.30-2"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "excessive memory allocation without a crash"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "libmatio",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmatio@1.5.30-2?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5.28-2",
        "1.5.29-1",
        "1.5.30-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in Mat_VarRead5 in mat5.c in matio 1.5.17.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20019",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:51:48Z",
  "published": "2019-12-27T02:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20019"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/tbeu/matio/issues/130"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20019"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2019-20019"
  ]
}



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