NULL Pointer Dereference in HDF5 Library by The HDF Group
CVE-2020-10810

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Hdfgroup

Status
Hdf5
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 March 2020

What is CVE-2020-10810?

A vulnerability within the HDF5 library permits a NULL pointer dereference in the function H5AC_unpin_entry() found in H5AC.c. This flaw can be exploited by an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service, potentially impacting the availability and stability of systems using affected versions of the HDF5 library.

References

https://bitbucket.hdfgroup.org/projects/HDFFV/repos/hdf5/...
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https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-derefere...
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https://github.com/Loginsoft-Research/hdf5-reports/tree/m...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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