CVE-2018-14031: High severity HDFGroup hdf5 vulnerability

Published Jul 13, 2018
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Updated

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5Tcopy in H5T.c.

Affected Software

1 affected component
HDFGroup hdf5=1.8.20

Event History

Jul 13, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14031?

The severity of CVE-2018-14031 is rated as high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

2

What is the affected software in CVE-2018-14031?

The affected software in CVE-2018-14031 is HDF HDF5 version 1.8.20.

3

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-14031?

For more information about CVE-2018-14031, you can refer to the reference link provided: https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/hdf5/README2.md.

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