Divide By Zero Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.10.4+repack-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-HDF5-370626
  • published16 May 2018
  • disclosed16 May 2018

Introduced: 16 May 2018

CVE-2018-11203  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable hdf5 to version 1.10.4+repack-1 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.

A division by zero was discovered in H5D__btree_decode_key in H5Dbtree.c in the HDF HDF5 1.10.2 library. It could allow a remote denial of service attack.