Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.10.6+repack-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-HDF5-341919
  • published24 Sept 2018
  • disclosed24 Sept 2018

Introduced: 24 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-17437  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable hdf5 to version 1.10.6+repack-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hdf5 package and not the hdf5 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory leak in the H5O_dtype_decode_helper() function in H5Odtype.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HDF5 file.