Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libhdf5-gnu-hpc package, versions <1.10.8-150300.4.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES153-LIBHDF5GNUHPC-2857013
  • published 3 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 8 Jun 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 libhdf5-gnu-hpc to version 1.10.8-150300.4.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libhdf5-gnu-hpc package and not the libhdf5-gnu-hpc package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 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

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

8.1 high
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Red Hat

5.5 medium