CVE-2018-17436 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via invalid write access in the HDF5 library by providing a crafted HDF5 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-2018-17436?
CVE-2018-17436 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17436?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17436?
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-2018-17436 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17436 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17436, ECHO-e8c4-f7e3-a4fc, GHSA-43xh-q266-jr4x, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17436.