CVE-2018-17435

NameCVE-2018-17435
DescriptionA 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
hdf5 (PTS)bullseye1.10.6+repack-4+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm1.10.8+repack1-1fixed
sid, trixie1.10.10+repack-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
hdf5source(unstable)1.10.7+repack-1unimportant

Notes

https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln7#heap-overflow-in-h5o_attr_decode
https://jira.hdfgroup.org/browse/HDFFV-10591
Negligible security impact
Fixed for 1.10.x in 1.10.7: https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/release-of-hdf5-1-10-7-newsletter-175-the-hdf-group/7511

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