CVE-2018-17436
published 2018-09-24CVE-2018-17436: 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…
PriorityP422medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.31%
67.3th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | hdf5 | — | — |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | <= 1.10.3 | — |
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: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c
vendor_redhat·2018-09-24·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17436 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c
hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c
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.
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)) - Fix deferred
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)) - Affected
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)) - Fix deferred
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)) - Fix deferred
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)) - Fix deferred
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)) - Fix deferred
Debian
CVE-2018-17436: hdf5 - ReadCode() in decompress.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attacke...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17436 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17436: hdf5 - ReadCode() in decompress.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attacke...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: open
sid: open
trixie: open
GHSA
GHSA-43xh-q266-jr4x: ReadCode() in decompress
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-17436 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 GHSA-43xh-q266-jr4x: ReadCode() in decompress
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.
OSV
CVE-2018-17436: ReadCode() in decompress
osv·2018-09-24·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17436 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17436: ReadCode() in decompress
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c
bugzilla·2018-09-28·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17436 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c
CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c
A flaw was found in HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library. The function ReadCode() in decompress.c 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.
References:
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln8#invalid-write-memory-access-in-decompressc
Discussion:
Created hdf5 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1634135]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1634133]
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-28·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17436 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c [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
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the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported v
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-28·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-17436 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c [epel-all]
CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c [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 multiple supported versi
2018-09-24
Published