Heap-Based Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in HDF5 Library by The HDF Group
CVE-2018-14035

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Hdfgroup

Status
Hdf5
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-14035?

An issue was found in the HDF5 library, specifically in version 1.8.20, where a buffer over-read occurs in the function H5VM_memcpyvv located in H5VM.c. This vulnerability can potentially allow an attacker to access sensitive data beyond the intended memory bounds, posing risks to the confidentiality and integrity of affected applications.

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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