Description
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the function H5O_pline_decode in the H5Opline.c file in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
Published: 2017-12-11
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8666 In HDF5 1.10.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the function H5O_pline_decode in the H5Opline.c file in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4817-1 HDF5 vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:46:37.125Z

Reserved: 2017-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17505

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-11T03:29:00.237

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-17505

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-12-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17505 - Bugzilla

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