Denial of Service Vulnerability in HDF5 by The HDF Group
CVE-2021-46244

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Hdfgroup

Status
Hdf5
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 January 2022

What is CVE-2021-46244?

A Divide By Zero vulnerability in HDF5 allows for an arithmetic exception to occur within the function H5T__complete_copy(). This flaw can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS), potentially disrupting the application's functionality and availability. Users are encouraged to review their HDF5 implementations to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability. More details can be found at the HDF Group's GitHub issue tracker.

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References

https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/1327
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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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