### [CVE-2018-17436](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17436)
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### Description

ReadCode() in decompress.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access) via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while converting a GIF file to an HDF file.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln8#invalid-write-memory-access-in-decompressc
- https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/tree/master/HDF5/vuln8#invalid-write-memory-access-in-decompressc

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.