VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-32621
HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in H5HG_read in H5HG.c (called from H5VL__native_blob_get in H5VLnative_blob.c), resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.93%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in H5HG_read in H5HG.c (called from H5VL__native_blob_get in H5VLnative_blob.c), resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.93% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Affected
- hdfgroup/hdf5
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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. Refreshed daily.