CVE-2018-17436

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-09-24
CWE:
CWE-787
Bugzilla:
1634129: CVE-2018-17436 hdf5: invalid write access in ReadCode() in decompress.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-17436 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 5.4
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact Low
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

Last Modified

CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation

Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.