Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libhdf5_fortran-gnu-mpich-hpc package, versions <1.10.8-150200.8.4.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-LIBHDF5FORTRANGNUMPICHHPC-2855008
  • published2 Jun 2022
  • disclosed1 Jun 2022

Introduced: 1 Jun 2022

CVE-2020-10809  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 libhdf5_fortran-gnu-mpich-hpc to version 1.10.8-150200.8.4.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libhdf5_fortran-gnu-mpich-hpc package and not the libhdf5_fortran-gnu-mpich-hpc package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in HDF5 through 1.12.0. A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the function Decompress() located in decompress.c. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to the gif2h5 binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

CVSS Scores

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