VDB-121165 · CVE-2018-13871 · GCVE-0-2018-13871

HDF5 1.8.20 H5FL.c H5FL_blk_malloc memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in HDF5 1.8.20. Affected by this vulnerability is the function H5FL_blk_malloc of the file H5FL.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-13871. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HDF5 1.8.20 (Database Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function H5FL_blk_malloc of the file H5FL.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. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5FL_blk_malloc in H5FL.c.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2018. The weakness was published 07/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-13871 since 07/10/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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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Productinfo

Type

Database Software

Name

HDF5

Version

1.8.20

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/10/2018 🔍
07/10/2018 +0 days 🔍
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07/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
07/11/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/02/2020 +600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-13871 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-13871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121165
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2018 11:08
Updated: 03/02/2020 08:29
Changes: 07/11/2018 11:08 (57), 03/02/2020 08:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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