CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-17432

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file.

How to fix

Remediation Available
hdf5Debian
Fixed in:1.10.8+repack-1CVE-2018-17432
Fixed in:1.10.8+repack-1CVE-2018-17432
Fixed in:1.10.8+repack-1CVE-2018-17432

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

1.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days
67thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 67% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

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