CVE-2018-13876 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function H5FD_sec2_read in H5FDsec2.c, related to HDread.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/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	1.8.20

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

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-2018-13876?

CVE-2018-13876 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 stack-based buffer overflow in the function H5FD_sec2_read in H5FDsec2.c, related to HDread.

How severe is CVE-2018-13876?

CVE-2018-13876 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-2018-13876?

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