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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16438
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
hdf5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:13
hdf5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.14.5+repack-1"}]}]
Debian:14
hdf5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.14.5+repack-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org