Out-of-bounds Read in Hdfgroup Hdf5

CVE-2018-13875

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out-of-bounds read in the function H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-13875: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13875?
CVE-2018-13875 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-13875?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-13875 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.