Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in HDF5 Affecting Multiple Versions
CVE-2024-29159

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

The HDF Group

Status
Hdf5
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 May 2024

What is CVE-2024-29159?

HDF5 versions prior to 1.14.4 are susceptible to a buffer overflow in the H5Z__filter_scaleoffset function. This vulnerability can lead to corruption of the instruction pointer, which may facilitate a denial of service or potential unauthorized code execution in applications utilizing affected HDF5 functionalities. Users of HDF5 are strongly advised to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate risks associated with this issue.

References

https://www.hdfgroup.org/2024/05/new-hdf5-cve-issues-fixe...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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