CVE-2018-17432 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Hdf5

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference8 documents6 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Hdfgroup Hdf5Debian Hdf5
Timeline
PublishedSep 24
Latest updateMay 14

Description

A NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/hdf5< hdf5 1.10.8+repack-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianhdfgroup/hdf5< 1.10.8+repack-1+2
▶NVDhdfgroup/hdf51.10.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fj5p-97v6-xc59: A NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2018-17432: A NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace↗2018-09-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
hdf5: NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c↗2018-09-24
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Debian
CVE-2018-17432: hdf5 - A NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c in the HDF HD...↗2018
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17432 hdf5: NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c [epel-all]↗2018-09-28
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17432 hdf5: NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c↗2018-09-28
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17432 hdf5: NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c [fedora-all]↗2018-09-28
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