Description
A heap-based buffer over-read in H5O_attr_decode() in H5Oattr.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting an HDF file to GIF file.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln7#heap-overflow-in-h5o_attr_decode
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0076
EPSS Percentile
73.4%
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-125
Status
published
Products (1)
hdfgroup/hdf5
< 1.10.3
Published
Sep 24, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026