#VU63938 Out-of-bounds read in HDF5 - CVE-2018-17435
Published: June 2, 2022 / Updated: March 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63938
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17435
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
HDF5
HDF5
Software vendor:
HDF Group
HDF Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the H5O_attr_decode() function in H5Oattr.c in the HDF HDF5 when converting an HDF file to GIF file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted HDF5 file and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.