CVE-2018-17433
HDF5 GIF Read Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow in ReadGifImageDesc() in gifread.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting a GIF file to an HDF file.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 24, 2018, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-17433.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln8#heap-overflow-in-readgifimagedesc | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-17433 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln8#heap-overflow-in-readgifimagedesc No Types Assigned https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln8#heap-overflow-in-readgifimagedesc Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.10.3
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17433 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-17433
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.14 }} 0.01%
score
0.48831
percentile