Add release note for CVE-2017-17507 (#4275)

HDFGroup · Mar 28, 2024 · e908acc · e908acc
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@@ -693,6 +693,19 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.14.0 release
 
     Library
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+    - Fixed CVE-2017-17507
+
+      This CVE was previously declared fixed, but later testing with a static
+      build of HDF5 showed that it was not fixed.
+
+      When parsing a malformed (fuzzed) compound type containing variable-length
+      string members, the library could produce a segmentation fault, crashing
+      the library.
+
+      This was fixed after GitHub PR #4234
+
+      Fixes GitHub issue #3446
+
     - Fixed a cache assert with very large metadata objects
 
       If the library tries to load a metadata object that is above a