usn-4817-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-03-15 21:54
Modified
2026-06-29 10:52
Summary
hdf5 vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that HDF5 incorrectly handled certain hdf5 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
References
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"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that HDF5 incorrectly handled certain hdf5 files. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n",
"id": "USN-4817-1",
"modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:49Z",
"published": "2021-03-15T21:54:14Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4817-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17505"
},
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17506"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17508"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "hdf5 vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17505",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17506",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17508"
]
}
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