CVE-2021-46243
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
An untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 via the function H5O__dtype_decode_helper () at hdf5/src/H5Odtype.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
How to fix CVE-2021-46243
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-2021-46243 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |