Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libhdf5_fortran-gnu-mpich-hpc package, versions <1.10.8-150300.4.3.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-LIBHDF5FORTRANGNUMPICHHPC-2856834
  • published3 Jun 2022
  • disclosed8 Jun 2022

Introduced: 3 Jun 2022

CVE-2018-17436  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 libhdf5_fortran-gnu-mpich-hpc to version 1.10.8-150300.4.3.2 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:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

ReadCode() in decompress.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access) via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting a GIF file to an HDF file.