PT-2020-6978 · Hdf5+5 · Hdf5+5
Published
2020-03-22
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Updated
2024-09-12
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CVE-2020-10812
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
HDF5 versions prior to 1.12.1
Description
An issue exists in the function
H5F get nrefs() located in H5Fquery.c, which is related to a NULL pointer dereference. This issue allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.12.1, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
H5F get nrefs() function until a patch is available.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploit
DoS
NULL Pointer Dereference
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Debian
Hdf5
Red Os
Suse