First published: Tue Jul 10 2018(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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HDF5 | =1.8.20 |
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CVE-2018-13868 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for a heap-based buffer over-read.
To fix CVE-2018-13868, upgrade the HDF5 library to a version higher than 1.8.20 where the vulnerability has been patched.
CVE-2018-13868 specifically affects the HDF5 library version 1.8.20.
CVE-2018-13868 is categorized as a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability.
Yes, CVE-2018-13868 may be exploited remotely, especially if vulnerable HDF5 files are processed.