CVE-2018-13876 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-787) found in the HDF5 library, specifically version 1.8.20, within the H5FD_sec2_read function. This flaw allows for unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical CVSS score of 9.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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