CVE-2018-17437
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.14%
Description
Memory leak in the H5O_dtype_decode_helper() function in H5Odtype.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HDF5 file.
How to fix CVE-2018-17437
To remediate CVE-2018-17437, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/hdf5—upgrade to 1.10.6+repack-2 or later
Is CVE-2018-17437 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.10.6+repack-2
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 |