Out-of-bounds Write Affecting hdf5 package, versions [,1.14.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-HDF5-8230443
  • published18 Oct 2024
  • disclosed9 Oct 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-32608  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade hdf5 to version 1.14.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write through the H5A__close function. An attacker can corrupt the instruction pointer and cause system instability or execute arbitrary code by manipulating the input data to this function.

References

CVSS Scores

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