HDF5 1.8.20 H5Ofill.c H5O_fill_old_decode memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HDF5 1.8.20. It has been declared as critical. This affects the function H5O_fill_old_decode of the file H5Ofill.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-13868. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 1.8.20 (Database Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function H5O_fill_old_decode of the file H5Ofill.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5O_fill_old_decode in H5Ofill.c.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-13868 since 07/10/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-13868 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-13868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121162
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2018 11:07
Updated: 03/02/2020 08:22
Changes: 07/11/2018 11:07 (57), 03/02/2020 08:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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