CVE-2018-13872
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in...
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
- Record
CVE-2018-13872- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
- Record
CVE-2018-13872- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-5806 No score
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
- Record
EUVD-2018-5806- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxrm-r5vr-2jhx
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in...
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
- Record
GHSA-wxrm-r5vr-2jhx- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
- Record
CVE-2018-13872- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-13872
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5G_ent_decode in H5Gent.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13872- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.11-3ubuntu11.8.11-5ubuntu11.8.11-5ubuntu21.8.11-5ubuntu61.8.11-5ubuntu71.8.11-5ubuntu7.11.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm11.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm2 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.15-patch1+docs-41.8.15-patch1+docs-51.8.16+docs-11.8.16+docs-21.8.16+docs-3 Show 6 moreShow less1.8.16+docs-3ubuntu11.8.16+docs-41.8.16+docs-4ubuntu11.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.11.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm11.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm2 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.0-patch1+docs-41.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm11.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.4+repack-101.10.4+repack-111.10.4+repack-11ubuntu11.10.4+repack-11ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.6+repack-51.10.7+repack-4ubuntu11.10.7+repack-4ubuntu2 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.8+repack1-1ubuntu11.10.10+repack-3ubuntu11.10.10+repack-3.1ubuntu31.10.10+repack-3.1ubuntu4 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.14.5+repack-31.14.5+repack-3build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-13872 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published July 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.