PT-2023-11504 · Hdf5+1 · Hdf5+1

Godlovevampire · Published 2023-08-22 · Updated 2023-08-25 · CVE-2020-18494

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HDF5 version 1.10.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via the creation of a crafted file, exploiting a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the H5S close function in H5S.c.

Recommendations For HDF5 version 1.10.4, consider disabling the H5S close function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to crafted files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-18494

ECHO-F965-FAC9-4C37

Affected Products

Debian

Hdf5

References · 12

• 🔥 https://github.com/magicSwordsMan/PAAFS/tree/master/vul12 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-18494 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-18494 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/hdf5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-18494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-18494 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-18494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-18494 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-18494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://packages.debian.org/src:hdf5 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57351 · Telegram Post