Description
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5Opline_pline_decode in H5Opline.c 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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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8667 In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5Opline_pline_decode in H5Opline.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4817-1 HDF5 vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:15:18.131Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-17506

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-11T03:29:00.440

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

Link: CVE-2017-17506

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2017-17506 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses