CVE-2017-17509 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in HDF5 version 1.10.1, specifically within the H5G__ent_decode_vec function in libhdf5.a, affecting products like hdfgroup hdf5. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be triggered remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a crafted HDF5 file), and could lead to a denial of service (crash) or other unspecified impacts like arbitrary code execution. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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