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


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-HDF5-3358642
  • published11 Mar 2023
  • disclosed3 Feb 2023

Introduced: 3 Feb 2023

CVE-2021-37501  (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.

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in HDFGroup hdf5-h5dump 1.12.0 through 1.13.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via h5tools_str_sprint in /hdf5/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c.

CVSS Scores

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