CVE-2026-29043

MEDIUM

HDF5 H5T__ref_mem_setnull Heap Buffer Overflow

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

HDF5 is software for managing data. In 1.14.1-2 and earlier, an attacker who can control an h5 file parsed by HDF5 can trigger a write-based heap buffer overflow condition in the H5T__ref_mem_setnull method. This can lead to a denial-of-service condition, and potentially further issues such as remote code execution depending on the practical exploitability of the heap overflow against modern operating systems.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-122
Status published
Products (2)
hdfgroup/hdf5 < 1.14.1-2
HDFGroup/hdf5 <= 1.14.1-2
Published Apr 10, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 10, 2026