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CVE-2018-17436

Published: 24 September 2018

ReadCode() in decompress.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access) via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting a GIF file to an HDF file.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
hdf5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needs triage

kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Needs triage

jammy Needs triage

impish Ignored
(end of life)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Needs triage

groovy Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Needs triage

upstream Needs triage

mantic Needs triage

lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)

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