CVE-2018-13872

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

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.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 62.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 10, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 28, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

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pocs/hdf5 at master · TeamSeri0us/pocs · GitHub

https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/hdf5

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-13872?

CVE-2018-13872 is a critical vulnerability published on July 10, 2018. An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function H5Gentdecode in H5Gent.c.

When was CVE-2018-13872 disclosed?

CVE-2018-13872 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 10, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-13872 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-13872 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-13872?

CVE-2018-13872 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-13872?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-13872, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2018-13872

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