HDF5 up to 1.12.0 H5Olayout.c H5O__layout_decode out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HDF5 up to 1.12.0. Affected by this issue is the function H5O__layout_decode of the file H5Olayout.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-10811. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HDF5 up to 1.12.0 (Database Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function H5O__layout_decode of the file H5Olayout.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. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in HDF5 through 1.12.0. A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function H5O__layout_decode() located in H5Olayout.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

The weakness was shared 03/22/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-10811 since 03/22/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

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

The entries VDB-152000, VDB-151998 and VDB-151997 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/22/2020 🔍
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03/23/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2025 +1875 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bitbucket.hdfgroup.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-10811 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10811
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151999
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2020 09:22
Updated: 05/11/2025 03:33
Changes: 03/23/2020 09:22 (36), 03/23/2020 09:27 (18), 04/18/2024 19:39 (17), 05/11/2025 03:33 (4)
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