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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17436

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 H...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 hdf5

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:13 hdf5

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:14 hdf5

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org