CVE-2019-8397 Memory corruption in n/a
An out-of-bounds 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-2019-8397?
CVE-2019-8397 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 17 Feb 2019. 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 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_close_real in H5T.c.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8397?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8397?
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-2019-8397 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8397 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8397, ECHO-0735-92e2-78ff, GHSA-r7r8-fv8q-mvm6, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8397.