VDB-131212 · CVE-2019-9152 · GCVE-0-2019-9152

HDF5 1.10.4 H5MM.c H5MM_xstrdup out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HDF5 1.10.4. This issue affects the function H5MM_xstrdup of the file H5MM.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-9152. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HDF5 1.10.4 (Database Software). This vulnerability affects the function H5MM_xstrdup of the file H5MM.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. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5MM_xstrdup in H5MM.c when called from H5O_dtype_decode_helper in H5Odtype.c.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2019. The weakness was disclosed 02/25/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-9152 since 02/25/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 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.

The entry VDB-131211 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Database Software

Name

HDF5

Version

1.10.4

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/19/2019 🔍
02/25/2019 +6 days 🔍
02/25/2019 +0 days 🔍
02/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/19/2023 +1604 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-9152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131212
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2019 08:50 AM
Updated: 07/19/2023 05:27 PM
Changes: 02/26/2019 08:50 AM (55), 05/12/2020 09:26 PM (1), 07/19/2023 05:27 PM (3)
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