CVE-2019-8396
published 2019-02-17CVE-2019-8396: A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.4 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5…
PriorityP424medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.35%
68.3th percentile
A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.4 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while repacking an HDF5 file, aka "Invalid write of size 2."
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | hdf5 | < hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky) | hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky) |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | <= 1.10.4 | — |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | >= 0 < 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | >= 0 < 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5LOW
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-h653-rw9w-9phr: A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2019-8396 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-h653-rw9w-9phr: A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout
A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.4 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while repacking an HDF5 file, aka "Invalid write of size 2."
OSV
CVE-2019-8396: A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout
osv·2019-02-17·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-8396 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-8396: A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout
A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.4 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while repacking an HDF5 file, aka "Invalid write of size 2."
Red Hat
hdf5: buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c
vendor_redhat·2019-01-27·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-8396 [MEDIUM] CWE-120 hdf5: buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c
hdf5: buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c
A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.4 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while repacking an HDF5 file, aka "Invalid write of size 2."
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)) - Will not fix
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)) - Will not fix
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)) - Will not fix
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 (Stein)) - Will not fix
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)) - Will not fix
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2019-8396: hdf5 - A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-8396 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-8396: hdf5 - A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1...
A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.4 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while repacking an HDF5 file, aka "Invalid write of size 2."
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-8396 hdf5: buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-02-18·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-8396 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-8396 hdf5: buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-8396 hdf5: buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c [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
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the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple s
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-8396 hdf5: buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c
bugzilla·2019-02-18·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-8396 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-8396 hdf5: buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c
CVE-2019-8396 hdf5: buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c
A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.4 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while repacking an HDF5 file, aka "Invalid write of size 2."
Reference:
https://github.com/magicSwordsMan/PAAFS/tree/master/vul4
Discussion:
Created hdf5 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1678255]
2019-02-17
Published