Out-of-bounds Read in Hdfgroup Hdf5

CVE-2018-14034

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5O_pline_reset in H5Opline.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% 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-2018-14034: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14034?
CVE-2018-14034 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-14034?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-14034 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.