CVE-2018-13869 Memory corruption in n/a
A memory corruption vulnerability in the HDF5 library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-13869?
CVE-2018-13869 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 10 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a memcpy parameter overlap in the function H5O_link_decode in H5Olink.c.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13869?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2018-13869?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-13869 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13869 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13869, GHSA-837v-w7pw-f87j, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13869.