High severity · published Aug 22, 2023
CVE-2020-18232
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function H5S_close in H5S.c in HDF5 1.10.4 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via creation of crafted file
8.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function H5S_close in H5S.c in HDF5 1.10.4 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via creation of crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HD
Hdf5 · Hdfgroup
1.10.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-18232
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-18232
Exploit
https://github.com/winson2004aa/PAAFS/tree/master/vul2
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