SB20230411112 - openEuler update for hdf5
Published: April 11, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230411112
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14031)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5T_copy in H5T.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16438)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.