CVE-2018-17435 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file due to a heap-based buffer over-read in the HDF5 library.
- 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-2018-17435?
CVE-2018-17435 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 24 Sep 2018. 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
A heap-based buffer over-read in H5O_attr_decode() in H5Oattr.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting an HDF file to GIF file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17435?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17435?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-17435 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17435 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17435, GHSA-9fm6-2823-q5f3, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17435.