HDF5 1.10.1 H5Opline.c H5Opline_pline_decode out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HDF5 1.10.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is the function H5Opline_pline_decode of the file H5Opline.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-17506. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 1.10.1 (Database Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function H5Opline_pline_decode of the file H5Opline.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5Opline_pline_decode in H5Opline.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 12/11/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-17506 since 12/10/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-110451, VDB-110453, VDB-110454 and VDB-110455 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Timelineinfo

12/08/2017 🔍
12/10/2017 +2 days 🔍
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12/11/2017 +1 days 🔍
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03/18/2025 +2654 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-17506 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17506
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110452
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2017 11:45
Updated: 03/18/2025 21:34
Changes: 12/11/2017 11:45 (58), 12/13/2019 15:37 (1), 03/18/2025 21:34 (17)
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