vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2018-17437: hdf5 -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 24, 2018 | Aug 10, 2023 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 24, 2018
Added
Aug 10, 2023
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Memory leak in the H5O_dtype_decode_helper() function in H5Odtype.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HDF5 file.
Solution
debian-upgrade-hdf5
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