Out-of-bounds Write Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.14.5+repack-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.55% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-HDF5-18067111
  • published21 Jul 2026
  • disclosed22 Mar 2020

Introduced: 22 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-10809  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest hdf5 to version 1.14.5+repack-3 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in HDF5 through 1.12.0. A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the function Decompress() located in decompress.c. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to the gif2h5 binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1