CVE-2018-17234
MEDIUMHDF5 < 1.10.3 - Memory Leak in H5O__chunk_deserialize
Title source: llmDescription
Memory leak in the H5O__chunk_deserialize() function in H5Ocache.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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln3#memory-leak---h5o__chunk_deserialize_memory_leak
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00009.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0149
EPSS Percentile
70.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-772
Status
published
Products (1)
hdfgroup/hdf5
< 1.10.3
Published
Sep 20, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026