hdf5: Excessive stack consumption in the function H5P__get_cb() resulting in a denial of service
Published Aug 21, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.06%
Description
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.2 library. Excessive stack consumption has been detected in the function H5P__get_cb() in H5Pint.c during an attempted parse of a crafted HDF file. This results in denial of service.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
hdf5
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
hdf5
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
hdf5
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)
hdf5
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
hdf5
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
hdf5
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | hdf5 | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01064) | 63.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01064) | 63.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 43.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 42.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 38.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 11.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15671 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1620384 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5#stack-overflow---stackoverflow_h5p__get_cb x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15671
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15671
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15671 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1620384 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5#stack-overflow---stackoverflow_h5p__get_cb | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15671 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15671 |
Change history (0)
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