CVE-2022-1515
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 2, 2022 at 06:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMatioProject Matio
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.5.22
Affected range stops below 1.5.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2079986x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tbeu/matio/issues/186CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401
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