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Alpine: java-hdf5, multiple hdf5 packages: security update to 1.12.2-r0

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 404863

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A NULL pointer dereference in H5O_sdspace_encode() in H5Osdspace.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library
 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. (CVE-2018-17432)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-17432

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 404863

Version: Revision 1.26

Type: Local

Published: 10/31/2023

Updated: 12/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-17432

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-17432