| Name | CVE-2018-17435 |
| Description | A 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| hdf5 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.8.13+docs-15+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1.10.0-patch1+docs-3+deb9u2 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1.10.4+repack-10+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.10.6+repack-4+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.10.8+repack1-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.10.10+repack-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| hdf5 | source | (unstable) | 1.10.7+repack-1 | unimportant | | |
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