Out-of-bounds Read Affecting hdf5 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-HDF5-2796548
  • published17 Jan 2026
  • disclosed10 Jul 2018

Introduced: 10 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-13867  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:22.04 hdf5.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hdf5 package and not the hdf5 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c.