hdf5: SIGFPE signal in H5D__chunk_set_info_real() of H5Dchunk.c
Published Sep 20, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.33%
Description
A SIGFPE signal is raised in the function H5D__chunk_set_info_real() of H5Dchunk.c in the HDF HDF5 1.10.3 library during an attempted parse of a crafted HDF file, because of incorrect protection against division by zero. This issue is different from CVE-2018-11207.
Affected products
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
hdf5
Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
hdf5
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
hdf5
Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)
hdf5
Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
hdf5
Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
hdf5
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | hdf5 | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | hdf5 | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | hdf5 | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) | hdf5 | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | hdf5 | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | hdf5 | Fix deferred | 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:R/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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01326) | 69.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01487) | 70.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 44.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 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 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17237 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1633860 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/HDF5/README.md#divided-by-zero---h5d__chunk_set_info_real_div_by_zero ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00009.html mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17237
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17237
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