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CVE-2018-13871

hdf5: heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5FL_blk_malloc in H5FL.c

Published Modified CWE 787
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:N/I:H/A:L

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (low).

Description

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5FL_blk_malloc in H5FL.c.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
rapidfort debianrf-hdf5no fix listed
rapidfort ubuntuhdf5, rf-hdf5no fix listed
rapidfort ubuntu 20.04hdf5, rf-hdf50:1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
rapidfort ubuntu 22.04hdf5, rf-hdf50:1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
rapidfort ubuntu 24.04hdf5, rf-hdf50:1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
Red Hathdf5no fix listed
Show all 10 entries from 6 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
rapidfort debianrf-hdf5no fix listed
rapidfort ubuntuhdf5no fix listed
rapidfort ubunturf-hdf5no fix listed
rapidfort ubuntu 20.04hdf50:1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
rapidfort ubuntu 20.04rf-hdf50:1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
rapidfort ubuntu 22.04hdf50:1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
rapidfort ubuntu 22.04rf-hdf50:1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
rapidfort ubuntu 24.04hdf50:1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
rapidfort ubuntu 24.04rf-hdf50:1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
Red Hathdf5no fix listed

References

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