CVE-2019-8398
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the...
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_get_size in H5T.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_get_size in H5T.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-8398- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_get_size in H5T.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-8398- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17788 No score
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_get_size in H5T.c.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17788- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j83w-vvqq-c35w
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the...
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_get_size in H5T.c.
- Record
GHSA-j83w-vvqq-c35w- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_get_size in H5T.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-8398- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-8398
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_get_size in H5T.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8398- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-8398
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5T_get_size in H5T.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8398- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2019-8398 No score
CVE-2019-8398 in hdf5 - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2019-8398 in the hdf5 package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2019-8398- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
hdf5Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.10+repack-11.10.10+repack-21.10.10+repack-31.10.10+repack-3.11.10.10+repack-3.2 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.10+repack-3.2+ports1.10.10+repack-3.31.10.10+repack-41.10.10+repack-51.10.8+repack1-11.12.0+repack-1~exp11.12.0+repack-1~exp21.12.2+repack-1~exp11.14.3+repack-1~exp11.14.3+repack1-1~exp21.14.3+repack1-1~exp31.14.4.3+repack-1~exp11.14.4.3+repack-1~exp21.14.4.3+repack-1~exp31.14.5+repack-11.14.5+repack-1~exp11.14.5+repack-1~exp21.14.5+repack-1~exp31.14.5+repack-1~exp41.14.5+repack-1~exp51.14.5+repack-1~exp61.14.5+repack-21.14.5+repack-31.14.5+repack-3.11.14.5+repack-3~exp11.14.5+repack-3~exp21.14.5+repack-3~exp31.14.5+repack-3~exp41.14.5+repack-41.14.5+repack-4~exp11.14.5+repack-4~exp21.14.5+repack-5~exp21.14.5+repack-5~exp31.14.6+repack-11.14.6+repack-1~exp11.14.6+repack-1~exp101.14.6+repack-1~exp111.14.6+repack-1~exp121.14.6+repack-1~exp131.14.6+repack-1~exp141.14.6+repack-1~exp151.14.6+repack-1~exp161.14.6+repack-1~exp171.14.6+repack-1~exp181.14.6+repack-1~exp19 |
None known |
hdf5Debian:13 |
before 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
hdf5Debian:14 |
before 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
hdf5Root:Debian:12 |
before 1.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.5 | 1.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.51.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.61.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.181.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.131.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.191.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.71.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.31.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.41.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.81.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.91.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.101.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.111.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.121.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.141.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.151.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.161.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.171.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.201.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.211.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.221.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.231.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.281.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.241.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.251.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.261.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.271.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.291.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.301.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.311.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.321.10.8+repack1-1.aikido.33 |
rootio-hdf5Root:Debian:12 |
before 1.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.5 | 1.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.51.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.61.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.181.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.131.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.191.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.71.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.31.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.41.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.81.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.91.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.101.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.111.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.121.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.141.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.151.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.161.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.171.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.201.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.211.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.221.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.231.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.281.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.241.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.251.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.261.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.271.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.291.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.301.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.311.10.8+repack1-1.root.io.321.10.8+repack1-1.aikido.33 |
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 |
hdf5Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.14.5+repack-3build11.14.5+repack-41.14.6+repack-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| 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-2019-8398 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published February 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1.
References
Left out here: 27 versions. The JSON record has them.