CVE-2018-17439 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.3 library. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function H5S_extent_get_dims() in H5S.c. Specifically, this issue occurs while converting an HDF5 file to a GIF file.

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	1.10.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln5#stack-overExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln5#stack-overExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-17439?

CVE-2018-17439 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.3 library. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function H5S_extent_get_dims() in H5S.c. Specifically, this issue occurs while converting an HDF5 ...

How severe is CVE-2018-17439?

CVE-2018-17439 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-2018-17439?

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