High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-18494

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function H5S_close in H5S.c in HDF5 1.10.4 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via creation of crafted file.

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Affected products

Hdfgroup/Hdf5
cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
HDF5/HDF5description
HDF/HDF5llm-fuzzy
Range: =1.10.4

Patches

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References

github.com/magicSwordsMan/PAAFS/tree/master/vul12nvdExploitThird Party Advisory

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