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CVE-2017-17505

Published: 11 December 2017

In HDF5 1.10.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the function H5O_pline_decode in the H5Opline.c file in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that HDF5 incorrectly handled certain hdf5 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
hdf5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic
Released (1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.10.4+repack-4)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.10.4+repack-4)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.10.4+repack-4)
trusty
Released (1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
impish Not vulnerable
(1.10.4+repack-4)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1.10.4+repack-4)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1.10.4+repack-4)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.10.4+repack-4)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1.10.4+repack-4)
upstream
Released (1.10.4+repack-1, 1.10.2)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1.10.4+repack-4)
xenial
Released (1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H