Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-10810
An issue was discovered in HDF5 through 1.12.0. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function H5AC_unpin_entry() located in H5AC.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-10810
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.12%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 45 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-10810
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-10810
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-10810
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https://bitbucket.hdfgroup.org/projects/HDFFV/repos/hdf5/browse/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
Source of RELEASE.txt - hdf5 - BitbucketRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/Loginsoft-Research/hdf5-reports/tree/master/Vuln_3
hdf5-reports/Vuln_3 at master · Loginsoft-Research/hdf5-reports · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-in-h5ac-c-hdf5-1-13-0/
Null pointer dereference in H5AC.c – HDF5 - 1.13.0 - Loginsoft ResearchExploit;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2020-10810
- cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*