CVE-2019-8398 Information disclosure in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in the HDF5 library allows attackers to disclose sensitive memory contents or cause a denial of service.
- 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-2019-8398?
CVE-2019-8398 is a medium-severity 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_get_size in H5T.c.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8398?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8398?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-8398 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8398 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8398, ECHO-5938-8f2b-1447, GHSA-j83w-vvqq-c35w, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2019-8398, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8398.