CVE-2018-17436

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 24, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-17436: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix