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.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.6%
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