CVE-2017-17508
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-17508 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Whilst the package shipped with Red Hat OpenStack contains the vulnerable code, the packages that use HDF5 do not expose the vulnerable functionality.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 | hdf5 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | hdf5 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) | hdf5 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 | hdf5 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | hdf5 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 | hdf5 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | hdf5 | Will not fix |
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