Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read in HDF5 Library by The HDF Group
CVE-2018-14033

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Hdfgroup

Status
Hdf5
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-14033?

An issue identified in the HDF5 library version 1.8.20 manifests as a heap-based buffer over-read within the function H5O_layout_decode in the source file H5Olayout.c. This vulnerability is linked to HDmemcpy and could potentially lead to unauthorized data access, compromising the security of applications utilizing this library.

References

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

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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