CVE-2018-17436
N/A
Published: September 24, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHDF5
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.10.3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln8#invalid-write-memory-access-in-decompresscQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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