HDF HDF5 1.10.2 H5Shyper.c H5S_hyper_make_spans null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF HDF5 1.10.2. Affected by this issue is the function H5S_hyper_make_spans of the file H5Shyper.c. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11202. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HDF HDF5 1.10.2 (Database Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function H5S_hyper_make_spans of the file H5Shyper.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in H5S_hyper_make_spans in H5Shyper.c in the HDF HDF5 1.10.2 library. It could allow a remote denial of service attack.

The bug was discovered 05/16/2018. The weakness was released 05/16/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-11202 since 05/16/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-117812, VDB-117813, VDB-117814 and VDB-117815. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-11202 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117811
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2018 22:20
Updated: 02/06/2020 08:13
Changes: 05/16/2018 22:20 (58), 02/06/2020 08:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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