HDF5 1.8.20 H5T.c H5T_copy out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in HDF5 1.8.20. The affected element is the function H5T_copy of the file H5T.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-14031. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HDF5 1.8.20 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function H5T_copy of the file H5T.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is 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 over-read in the function H5T_copy in H5T.c.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was released 07/13/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-14031 since 07/12/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-121392, VDB-121393, VDB-121394 and VDB-121395. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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

07/10/2018 🔍
07/12/2018 +1 days 🔍
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07/13/2018 +1 days 🔍
07/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/04/2020 +600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-14031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121391
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2018 12:23
Updated: 03/04/2020 15:38
Changes: 07/13/2018 12:23 (58), 03/04/2020 15:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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