CVE-2017-17507
published 2017-12-11CVE-2017-17507: In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T_conv_struct_opt in H5Tconv.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash…
PriorityP425medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.15%
63.5th percentile
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T_conv_struct_opt in H5Tconv.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | hdf5 | < hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky) | hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky) |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | — | — |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | >= 0 < 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | >= 0 < 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5LOW
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
hdf5: Out-of-bounds read in the H5T_conv_struct_opt function
vendor_redhat·2017-12-08·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-17507 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 hdf5: Out-of-bounds read in the H5T_conv_struct_opt function
hdf5: Out-of-bounds read in the H5T_conv_struct_opt function
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T_conv_struct_opt in H5Tconv.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Whilst the package shipped with Red Hat OpenStack contains the vulnerable code, the packages that use HDF5 do not expose the vulnerable functionality.
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)) - Will not fix
Package: hdf5
Debian
CVE-2017-17507: hdf5 - In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-17507 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-17507: hdf5 - In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T...
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T_conv_struct_opt in H5Tconv.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
GHSA
GHSA-q7wr-wvj6-35g6: In HDF5 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-17507 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-q7wr-wvj6-35g6: In HDF5 1
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T_conv_struct_opt in H5Tconv.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
OSV
CVE-2017-17507: In HDF5 1
osv·2017-12-11·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-17507 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-17507: In HDF5 1
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T_conv_struct_opt in H5Tconv.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17505 CVE-2017-17506 CVE-2017-17507 CVE-2017-17508 CVE-2017-17509 hdf5: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-12-12·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-17505 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-17505 CVE-2017-17506 CVE-2017-17507 CVE-2017-17508 CVE-2017-17509 hdf5: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-17505 CVE-2017-17506 CVE-2017-17507 CVE-2017-17508 CVE-2017-17509 hdf5: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affec
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17505 CVE-2017-17506 CVE-2017-17507 CVE-2017-17508 CVE-2017-17509 hdf5: various flaws [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-12-12·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-17505 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-17505 CVE-2017-17506 CVE-2017-17507 CVE-2017-17508 CVE-2017-17509 hdf5: various flaws [epel-all]
CVE-2017-17505 CVE-2017-17506 CVE-2017-17507 CVE-2017-17508 CVE-2017-17509 hdf5: various flaws [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects m
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-17507 hdf5: Out-of-bounds read in the H5T_conv_struct_opt function
bugzilla·2017-12-12·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2017-17507 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-17507 hdf5: Out-of-bounds read in the H5T_conv_struct_opt function
CVE-2017-17507 hdf5: Out-of-bounds read in the H5T_conv_struct_opt function
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T_conv_struct_opt in H5Tconv.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
References:
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/hdf5
Discussion:
Created hdf5 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1524917]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1524918]
Affects: openshift-1 [bug 1524919]
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Statement:
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Whilst
2017-12-11
Published