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CRITICAL

CVE-2018-13871

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

1.9 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-09-25

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

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.

Technical details

Published
2018-07-10

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13871?

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.

Is CVE-2018-13871 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-13871 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-09-25, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13871?

CVE-2018-13871 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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