CVE-2018-15671 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.2 library. Excessive stack consumption has been detected in the function H5P__get_cb() in H5Pint.c during an attempted parse of a crafted HDF file. This results in denial of service.

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-400

References

https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5#stack-overflow--ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5#stack-overflow--ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-15671?

CVE-2018-15671 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.2 library. Excessive stack consumption has been detected in the function H5P__get_cb() in H5Pint.c during an attempted parse of a crafted HDF file. This re...

How severe is CVE-2018-15671?

CVE-2018-15671 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-2018-15671?

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