HDF5 1.10.4 H5T.c H5T_close_real out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 1.10.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function H5T_close_real of the file H5T.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-8397. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 1.10.4 (Database Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function H5T_close_real of the file H5T.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_close_real in H5T.c.

The bug was discovered 01/27/2019. The weakness was published 02/17/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8397 since 02/16/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-130946 and VDB-130944. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/27/2019 🔍
02/16/2019 +20 days 🔍
02/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/18/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/11/2023 +1604 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-8397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130945
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2019 07:57 AM
Updated: 07/11/2023 07:39 AM
Changes: 02/18/2019 07:57 AM (55), 05/10/2020 10:17 PM (1), 07/11/2023 07:39 AM (3)
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