CVE-2017-17508 Denial of service in n/a
A divide-by-zero error in the HDF5 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-17508?
CVE-2017-17508 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 11 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17508?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17508?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-17508 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17508 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17508, GHSA-m7rj-c7xm-x4mp, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17508.