NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.10.4+repack-1
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- published21 Jul 2026
- disclosed11 Dec 2017
Introduced: 11 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-17505 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
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.