CVE-2018-17435
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.75%
Description
A heap-based buffer over-read in H5O_attr_decode() in H5Oattr.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting an HDF file to GIF file.
How to fix CVE-2018-17435
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/hdf5—no fix listed
Is CVE-2018-17435 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |