CVE-2021-46244
published 2022-01-21CVE-2021-46244: A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 vis the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c. This vulnerability causes an aritmetic…
PriorityP427medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.96%
57.5th percentile
A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 vis the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c. This vulnerability causes an aritmetic exception, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
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
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/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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GHSA
GHSA-vrxh-5gxg-rmhm: A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-01-22
CVE-2021-46244 [MEDIUM] CWE-369 GHSA-vrxh-5gxg-rmhm: A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1
A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 vis the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c. This vulnerability causes an aritmetic exception, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
OSV
CVE-2021-46244: A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1
osv·2022-01-21·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2021-46244 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-46244: A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1
A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 vis the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c. This vulnerability causes an aritmetic exception, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Red Hat
hdf5: Divide by zero via the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c
vendor_redhat·2022-01-21·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2021-46244 [MEDIUM] CWE-369 hdf5: Divide by zero via the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c
hdf5: Divide by zero via the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c
A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 vis the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c. This vulnerability causes an aritmetic exception, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Statement: In Red Hat OpenStack Platform, HDF5 is only included as part of a loose dependency trail from python3-hardware. Because there is a very low likelihood that an attacker would be able to exploit this vulnerability in a meaningful way, no RHOSP update will be provided at this time.
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)) - Out of support scope
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2021-46244: hdf5 - A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 vis the function H5T__co...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2021-46244 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-46244: hdf5 - A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 vis the function H5T__co...
A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 vis the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c. This vulnerability causes an aritmetic exception, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
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)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2022-01-21
Published