Vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5
CVE-2018-17434
A SIGFPE signal is raised in the function apply_filters() of h5repack_filters.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library during an attempted parse of a crafted HDF file, because of incorrect protection against division by zero. It could allow a remote denial of service attack.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln4 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00009.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17434?
- CVE-2018-17434 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17434?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.