HDF5 1.8.20 H5VM.c H5VM_memcpyvv out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HDF5 1.8.20. Affected is the function H5VM_memcpyvv of the file H5VM.c. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-14035. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HDF5 1.8.20 (Database Software). This affects the function H5VM_memcpyvv of the file H5VM.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on 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 H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was published 07/13/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-14035 since 07/12/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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.

Similar entries are available at VDB-121391, VDB-121392, VDB-121393 and VDB-121394. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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

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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-14035 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14035
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121395
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2018 12:24
Updated: 03/04/2020 15:52
Changes: 07/13/2018 12:24 (58), 03/04/2020 15:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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