CVE-2020-10809
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.47%
Description
An issue was discovered in HDF5 through 1.12.0. A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the function Decompress() located in decompress.c. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to the gif2h5 binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.
How to fix CVE-2020-10809
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/hdf5—no fix listed
Is CVE-2020-10809 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |