Out-of-Bounds Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.14.5+repack-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published16 Mar 2021
- disclosed17 Feb 2019
Introduced: 17 Feb 2019
CVE-2019-8396 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable hdf5 to version 1.14.5+repack-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hdf5 package and not the hdf5 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.4 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while repacking an HDF5 file, aka "Invalid write of size 2."