CVE-2018-17439 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack-based buffer overflow in the HDF5 library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a malicious 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-2018-17439?
CVE-2018-17439 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
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.3 library. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function H5S_extent_get_dims() in H5S.c. Specifically, this issue occurs while converting an HDF5 file to a GIF file.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17439?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17439?
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-2018-17439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17439, ECHO-0bce-349e-7e21, GHSA-9xv2-rxpw-qh6j, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17439.