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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-46242

HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.16%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.16% probability · 65th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
hdfgroup/hdf5
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.