CVE-2018-13872
published 2018-07-10CVE-2018-13872: An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
PriorityP341critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.85%
76.8th percentile
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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Red Hat
hdf5: HDF5 library: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via specially crafted HDF5 files
vendor_redhat·2018-07-10·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-13872 [CRITICAL] CWE-122 hdf5: HDF5 library: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via specially crafted HDF5 files
hdf5: HDF5 library: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via specially crafted HDF5 files
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
A flaw was found in the HDF5 library. A remote attacker could exploit a heap-based buffer overflow when processing specially crafted HDF5 files. This vulnerability, located in the H5G_ent_decode function, could lead to a denial of service or potentially allow for arbitrary code execution.
Statement: This is a LOW impact heap-based buffer overflow in the HDF5 library. The flaw occurs when processing specially crafted HDF5 files, which could lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - W
GHSA
GHSA-wxrm-r5vr-2jhx: An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-13872 [CRITICAL] CWE-787 GHSA-wxrm-r5vr-2jhx: An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
OSV
CVE-2018-13872: An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1
osv·2018-07-10·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-13872 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-13872: An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-13867 CVE-2018-13871 CVE-2018-13872 CVE-2018-13873 CVE-2018-13874 CVE-2018-13875 CVE-2018-14460 hdf5: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-07-23·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-13867 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-13867 CVE-2018-13871 CVE-2018-13872 CVE-2018-13873 CVE-2018-13874 CVE-2018-13875 CVE-2018-14460 hdf5: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-13867 CVE-2018-13871 CVE-2018-13872 CVE-2018-13873 CVE-2018-13874 CVE-2018-13875 CVE-2018-14460 hdf5: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-13867 CVE-2018-13871 CVE-2018-13872 CVE-2018-13873 CVE-2018-13874 CVE-2018-13875 CVE-2018-14460 hdf5: various flaws [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-07-23·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-13867 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-13867 CVE-2018-13871 CVE-2018-13872 CVE-2018-13873 CVE-2018-13874 CVE-2018-13875 CVE-2018-14460 hdf5: various flaws [epel-all]
CVE-2018-13867 CVE-2018-13871 CVE-2018-13872 CVE-2018-13873 CVE-2018-13874 CVE-2018-13875 CVE-2018-14460 hdf5: various flaws [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit messag
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-13872 hdf5: HDF5 library: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via specially crafted HDF5 files
bugzilla·2018-07-16·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-13872 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-13872 hdf5: HDF5 library: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via specially crafted HDF5 files
CVE-2018-13872 hdf5: HDF5 library: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via specially crafted HDF5 files
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
References:
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/hdf5
Discussion:
Created hdf5 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1607610]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1607609]
2018-07-10
Published