CVE-2018-13873 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: What is CVE-2018-13873?

CVE-2018-13873 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a buffer over-read in H5O_chunk_deserialize in H5Ocache.c.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-13873?

CVE-2018-13873 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-13873?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Hdfgroup Hdf5.

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a buffer over-read in H5O_chunk_deserialize in H5Ocache.c.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hdfgroup	Hdf5	>= 1.8.0, <= 1.8.20

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/hdf5ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/hdf5ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-13873?

CVE-2018-13873 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a buffer over-read in H5O_chunk_deserialize in H5Ocache.c.

How severe is CVE-2018-13873?

CVE-2018-13873 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-13873?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Hdfgroup Hdf5.