CVE-2018-14031 is a high-severity heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability affecting HDF HDF5 library version 1.8.20. This flaw, residing in the H5T_copy function within H5T.c, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. Despite its high CVSS score of 8.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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