CVE-2022-1515 Denial of service in matio

Medium 5.5 Published 2 May 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A memory leak in the matio library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-1515?

CVE-2022-1515 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in matio, published on 2 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1515?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Matio Project Matio.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1515?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-1515 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1515 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1515, GHSA-rwr3-hm95-vv7p, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1515, USN-6829-1.