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.
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hdf5 | Hdfgroup | 1.10.1 (including) | 1.10.1 (including) |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | cosmic | * |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Hdf5 | Ubuntu | zesty | * |