CVE-2018-14460 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability (CWE-125) found in the HDF HDF5 library, specifically version 1.8.20, within the H5O_sdspace_decode function. This vulnerability carries a high CVSSv3 score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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