UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17436

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17436

    Published: 24 Sept 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-17436

    Summary:

    Details: ReadCode() in decompress.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access) via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting a GIF file to an HDF file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17436, https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln8#invalid-write-memory-access-in-decompressc, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17436

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: hdf5

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.8.11-3ubuntu1
    1.8.11-5ubuntu1
    1.8.11-5ubuntu2
    1.8.11-5ubuntu6
    1.8.11-5ubuntu7
    1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1
    1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm1
    1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High