CVE-2018-14460 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer over-read in the HDF5 library allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-14460?
CVE-2018-14460 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 20 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5O_sdspace_decode in H5Osdspace.c.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14460?
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-2018-14460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14460, GHSA-vcxv-vp43-rch7, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14460.