Out-of-bounds Write Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.14.5+repack-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-HDF5-2386875
  • published28 Jan 2022
  • disclosed5 Jan 2022

Introduced: 5 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-45833  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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 Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability exists in HDF5 1.13.1-1 via the H5D__create_chunk_file_map_hyper function in /hdf5/src/H5Dchunk.c, which causes a Denial of Service (context-dependent).

CVSS Scores

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