CVE-2018-17433 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the HDF5 library (versions through 1.10.3), specifically within the ReadGifImageDesc() function in gifread.c. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to process a specially crafted HDF5 file, particularly during GIF-to-HDF conversion. Rated 6.5 MEDIUM, it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and can lead to high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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