What is CVE-2021-46244?

CVE-2021-46244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-46244?

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

Vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5

CVE-2021-46244

A Divide By Zero vulnerability exists in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 vis the function H5T__complete_copy () at /hdf5/src/H5T.c. This vulnerability causes an aritmetic exception, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).

EPSS: 0.010 (57.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Hdfgroup Hdf5 — versions 1.13.1-1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46244?: CVE-2021-46244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-46244?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.