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CVE-2018-17437
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2018-17437
Source
NVD (
link
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Debian (
link
)
Description
Memory leak in the H5O_dtype_decode_helper() function in H5Odtype.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HDF5 file.
CWEs
CWE-772
Published Date
Sep 24, 2018
Updated Date
Jun 17, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln5#memory-leak-in-h5o_dtype_decode_helper
Exploit
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln5#memory-leak-in-h5o_dtype_decode_helper
Exploit
Analysis
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Affected Component
Analysis
hdf5
Exploitable
Vulnerability Ratings
#
6.5
other
4.3
CVSSv2
Others affected components
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Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
hdf5
yocto
master
2.0.0
Not Affected
hdf5
yocto
scarthgap
1.14.4-3
Not Affected