critical
CVE-2018-13870
hdf5: heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5O_link_decode in H5Olink.c
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium), Red Hat (low).
Description
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5O_link_decode in H5Olink.c.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alpine 3.14 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.23 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.24 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine edge | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
Show all 22 entries from 22 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alpine 3.14 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.23 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine 3.24 | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| alpine edge | hdf5 | 1.12.1-r0 |
| debian 11 | hdf5 | no fix listed |
| debian 12 | hdf5 | 1.10.7+repack-1 |
| debian 13 | hdf5 | 1.10.7+repack-1 |
| debian 14 | hdf5 | 1.10.7+repack-1 |
| echo | hdf5 | 1.10.7+repack-1 |
| Red Hat | hdf5 | no fix listed |
| root.io debian 11 | rootio-hdf5 | no fix listed |
| root.io debian 12 | rootio-hdf5 | 1.10.7+repack-1 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | hdf5 | no fix listed |
| ubuntu 20.04-ESM | hdf5 | no fix listed |