CVE-2024-29161
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5A__attr_release_table, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5A__attr_release_table, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.86% probability · 58th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Affected
- hdfgroup/hdf5
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.hdfgroup.org/2024/05/new-hdf5-cve-issues-fixed-in-1-14-4/Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.hdfgroup.org/2024/05/new-hdf5-cve-issues-fixed-in-1-14-4/Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.