CVE-2017-17505

hdf5-helpers: In HDF5 1.10.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the function H5O_pline_decode in the H5Opline.c file in libhdf5.a

CVE-2017-17505 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by hdf5-helpers 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1, released December 10, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0122
68th percentile

In HDF5 1.10.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the function H5O_pline_decode in the H5Opline.c file in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
hdf5-helpers · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 hdf5-helpers 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 10, 2017
hdf5-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 hdf5-tools 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 10, 2017
libhdf5-100 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libhdf5-100 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 10, 2017
libhdf5-cpp-100 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libhdf5-cpp-100 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 10, 2017
libhdf5-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libhdf5-java 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 10, 2017
libhdf5-jni · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libhdf5-jni 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 10, 2017
libhdf5-mpich-100 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libhdf5-mpich-100 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 10, 2017
libhdf5-openmpi-100 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libhdf5-openmpi-100 1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 10, 2017

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