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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-HDF5-8230443
  • published 18 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 9 Oct 2024
  • credit Unknown

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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version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    High
  • Availability (VA)
    Low
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None