Memory Manipulation Vulnerability in HDF5 Library by The HDF Group
CVE-2018-13869

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Hdfgroup

Status
Hdf5
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-13869?

An issue was found in the HDF5 library, specifically in version 1.8.20, where a memcpy operation is susceptible to parameter overlap in the H5O_link_decode function located in H5Olink.c. This flaw could potentially lead to improper memory handling, which may affect the stability and security of applications utilizing the library.

References

https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/hdf5
x_refsource_MISC

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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