UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17507

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17507
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17507.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17507
Upstream
Published
2017-12-11T03:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-14T07:14:47.959334Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the function H5Tconvstruct_opt in H5Tconv.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash when someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / hdf5

Package

Name
hdf5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hdf5@1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.11-3ubuntu1
1.8.11-5ubuntu1
1.8.11-5ubuntu2
1.8.11-5ubuntu6
1.8.11-5ubuntu7
1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1
1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm1
1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm2

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / hdf5

Package

Name
hdf5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hdf5@1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.15-patch1+docs-4
1.8.15-patch1+docs-5
1.8.16+docs-1
1.8.16+docs-2
1.8.16+docs-3
1.8.16+docs-3ubuntu1
1.8.16+docs-4
1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1
1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1
1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm1
1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm2

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / hdf5

Package

Name
hdf5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hdf5@1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.0-patch1+docs-4
1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
1.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / hdf5

Package

Name
hdf5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hdf5@1.10.4+repack-11ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.4+repack-10
1.10.4+repack-11
1.10.4+repack-11ubuntu1
1.10.4+repack-11ubuntu1+esm1

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / hdf5

Package

Name
hdf5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hdf5@1.10.7+repack-4ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.6+repack-5
1.10.7+repack-4ubuntu1
1.10.7+repack-4ubuntu2

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / hdf5

Package

Name
hdf5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hdf5@1.10.10+repack-3.1ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.8+repack1-1ubuntu1
1.10.10+repack-3ubuntu1
1.10.10+repack-3.1ubuntu3
1.10.10+repack-3.1ubuntu4

Ubuntu:25.04 / hdf5

Package

Name
hdf5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hdf5@1.14.5+repack-3?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.10+repack-4ubuntu3
1.10.10+repack-5ubuntu1
1.14.5+repack-3