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Echo: hdf5: security update to 1.14.5+repack-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461862

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A out of bounds read was discovered in H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c in the HDF HDF5 1.10.2 library. It could
 allow a remote denial of service or information disclosure attack. (CVE-2018-11205)

Solution

Update the hdf5 library and its related packages to version 1.14.5+repack-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2018-11205

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 461862

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.04

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-11205

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/16/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-11205