CVE-2017-17508 : In HDF5 1.10.1, there is a divide-by-zero vulnerability in the function H5T_set

In HDF5 1.10.1, there is a divide-by-zero vulnerability in the function H5T_set_loc in the H5T.c file in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.

Published 2017-12-11 03:29:01

Updated 2017-12-19 20:35:46

Source MITRE

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Products affected by CVE-2017-17508

Hdfgroup » Hdf5 » Version: 1.10.1
cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-17508

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0.47%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 63 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-17508

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	2.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2017-17508

CWE-369 Divide By Zero

The product divides a value by zero.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-17508

https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/hdf5/readme.md

pocs/readme.md at master · xiaoqx/pocs · GitHub
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