Out-of-bounds Read
CVE-2018-13866
Summary
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a stack-based buffer over-read in the function H5F_addr_decode_len in H5Fint.c.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- NONE
- HIGH
- HIGH
CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read
Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published