| Name | CVE-2017-17507 |
| Description | In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5T_conv_struct_opt in H5Tconv.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 915807 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| hdf5 (PTS) | jessie (security), jessie | 1.8.13+docs-15+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1.10.0-patch1+docs-3+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| buster, sid | 1.10.4+repack-10 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hdf5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | 915807 |
[buster] - hdf5 <no-dsa> (Minor issue, requires ABI change)
[stretch] - hdf5 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - hdf5 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - hdf5 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
POC: https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/hdf5/3-hdf5-outbound-read-H5T_conv_struct_opt
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/hdf5/readme.md
Fixing the bug requires an ABI changes thus upstream will only include a fix
on a major version bump.