CVE-2018-17438
Published: 24 September 2018
A SIGFPE signal is raised in the function H5D__select_io() of H5Dselect.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library during an attempted parse of a crafted HDF file, because of incorrect protection against division by zero. It could allow a remote denial of service attack.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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hdf5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| focal |
Needed
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| jammy |
Needed
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| mantic |
Needed
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Pending
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://bitbucket.hdfgroup.org/projects/HDFFV/repos/hdf5/commits/7add52ff4f2443357648d53d52add274d1b18b5f |
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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 |