CVE-2018-11202 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in H5S_hyper_make_spans in H5Shyper.c in the HDF HDF5 1.10.2 library. It could allow a remote denial of service attack.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hdfgroup	Hdf5	1.10.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://github.com/Twi1ight/fuzzing-pocs/tree/master/hdf5ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Twi1ight/fuzzing-pocs/tree/master/hdf5ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-11202?

CVE-2018-11202 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in H5S_hyper_make_spans in H5Shyper.c in the HDF HDF5 1.10.2 library. It could allow a remote denial of service attack.

How severe is CVE-2018-11202?

CVE-2018-11202 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-11202?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Hdfgroup Hdf5.