Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201717505000
Revision Date
:
2017-12-10
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-17505 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description
:
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the function H5O_pline_decode in the H5Opline.c file in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-17505
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
AND
The 'hdf5' package in cosmic is affected and needs fixing.
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