What is CVE-2018-17432?

CVE-2018-17432 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-17432?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Hdfgroup Hdf5

CVE-2018-17432

A NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Hdfgroup Hdf5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17432?: CVE-2018-17432 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-17432?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.