Description
In HDF5 1.10.1, there is an out of bounds write vulnerability in the function H5G__ent_decode_vec in H5Gcache.c in libhdf5.a. For example, h5dump would crash or possibly have unspecified other impact someone opens a crafted hdf5 file.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/hdf5/readme.md
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
59.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
hdfgroup/hdf5
1.10.1
Published
Dec 11, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026