Untrusted Pointer Dereference in HDF5 Affects Data Processing by The HDF Group
CVE-2021-46243

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Hdfgroup

Status
Hdf5
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 January 2022

What is CVE-2021-46243?

An untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability in HDF5 v1.13.1-1 can occur in the function H5O__dtype_decode_helper(), compromising data processing integrity. This flaw can potentially allow for Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, impacting system availability.

References

https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/1326
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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