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Echo: hdf5: security update to 1.14.5+repack-3

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 465044

Description

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

 - 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. (CVE-2020-18494)

Solution

Update the hdf5 library and its related packages to version 1.14.5+repack-3 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2020-18494

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 465044

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-18494

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-18494