Heap-based Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in H5O_attr_decode() in HDF HDF5 Library

Heap-based Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in H5O_attr_decode() in HDF HDF5 Library

CVE-2018-17435 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

A heap-based buffer over-read in H5O_attr_decode() in H5Oattr.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting an HDF file to GIF file.

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