#VU26296 NULL pointer dereference in HDF5 - CVE-2020-10812

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#VU26296 NULL pointer dereference in HDF5 - CVE-2020-10812

Published: March 22, 2020 / Updated: March 9, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26296
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10812
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
HDF5
Software vendor:
HDF Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the H5F_get_nrefs() function in H5Fquery.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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