Out of Bounds Read Vulnerability in HDF5 Library by The HDF Group
CVE-2018-13867

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Hdfgroup

Status
Hdf5
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-13867?

A vulnerability has been identified in the HDF5 1.8.20 library, where an out of bounds read occurs in the function H5F__accum_read located in H5Faccum.c. This flaw could potentially allow unauthorized access to sensitive data or lead to application crashes if exploited. Users utilizing this library should consider upgrading to newer versions or implementing mitigations to prevent potential security threats.

References

https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/hdf5
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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