CVE-2018-16438: High severity hdf5 vulnerability
Published Sep 4, 2018
·Updated
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out of bounds read in H5Lexternquery at H5Lexternal.c.
Affected Software
1 affected component
HDFGroup hdf5=1.8.20
Event History
Sep 4, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2018-16438?
CVE-2018-16438 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for out of bounds reads.
2
How do I fix CVE-2018-16438?
To fix CVE-2018-16438, update the HDF5 library to a version later than 1.8.20.
3
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2018-16438?
CVE-2018-16438 is characterized as an out of bounds read vulnerability in the HDF5 library.
4
Which version of HDF5 is affected by CVE-2018-16438?
The affected version of HDF5 by CVE-2018-16438 is specifically 1.8.20.
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What impact does CVE-2018-16438 have on systems?
CVE-2018-16438 can potentially lead to information disclosure or application crashes due to out of bounds reads.