CVE-2018-17432

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-09-24
CWE:
CWE-476
Bugzilla:
1634115: CVE-2018-17432 hdf5: NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-17432 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 4.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
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 Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) hdf5 Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) hdf5 Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 hdf5 Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 hdf5 Affected

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