VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-17437
Memory leak in the H5O_dtype_decode_helper() function in H5Odtype.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HDF5 file.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Memory leak in the H5O_dtype_decode_helper() function in H5Odtype.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HDF5 file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.33% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-772
- Affected
- hdfgroup/hdf5
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln5#memory-leak-in-h5o_dtype_decode_helperExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00009.html
- https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln5#memory-leak-in-h5o_dtype_decode_helperExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00009.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.