Is CVE-2017-17508 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-17508 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-17508?

CVE-2017-17508 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-17508?

CVE-2017-17508 has an EPSS score of 1.22% (65th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17508?

Upgrade hdf5 on debian 11 to 1.10.4+repack-1 or later. Fixes are available for 23 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-17508

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In HDF5 1.10.1, there is a divide-by-zero vulnerability in the function H5T_set_loc in the H5T.c file in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.

CWE-369

How to fix

Remediation Available

hdf5Debian

Fixed in:1.10.4+repack-1CVE-2017-17508

hdf5Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm1USN-4817-1

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

Fixed in:1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4817-1

hdf5-helpersUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm1USN-4817-1

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

Fixed in:1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4817-1

hdf5-toolsUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm1USN-4817-1

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

Fixed in:1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-10Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-100Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-7Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-cpp-100Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-cpp-11Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-docUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-javaUbuntu

Fixed in:1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-jniUbuntu

Fixed in:1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-mpi-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-mpich-10Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-mpich-100Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-mpich-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-mpich2-7Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-openmpi-10Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-openmpi-100Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-openmpi-7Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-openmpi-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

libhdf5-serial-devUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1USN-4817-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-369 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-0207	High	7.5	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-8537	Medium	5.5	17%	-	-
CVE-2017-8536	Medium	5.5	17%	-	-
CVE-2017-8535	Medium	5.5	17%	-	-
CVE-2007-2237	Medium	5.5	15%	-	-
CVE-2025-0317	High	7.5	13%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.