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Case File

CVE-2018-17433

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 1.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-09-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2018-17433
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
1.27%
F5

Original Filing — NVD Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in ReadGifImageDesc() in gifread.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting a GIF file to an HDF file.