tbeu matio io.c strdup_vprintf heap-based overflow
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in tbeu matio 1.5.28. Affected is the function strdup_vprintf of the file src/io.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00563 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tbeu | matio | 1.5.28 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- matio Vendortbeu Affected 1.5.28 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:matio_project:matio:1.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.28 | Vulnerable | Matio Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:matio_project:matio:1.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.28 Vulnerable ·Matio Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gp3-5r77-7gpx
References
More Matio Project Matio vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-02052 tbeu matio mat.c Mat_VarPrint heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2019-09813 Multiple integer overflows exist in MATIO before 1.5.16, related to mat.c, mat4.c, mat5.c, mat73.c, and matvar_struct.c CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06522 An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-06520 An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-06518 An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-06515 An issue was discovered in libmatio.a in matio (aka MAT File I/O Library) 1.5.13. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-2338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8gp3-5r77-7gpx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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