CVE-2024-29166

low-risk
Published 2024-05-14

HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5O__linfo_decode, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Hdfgroup

References (2)

Issue Tracking https://www.hdfgroup.org/2024/05/new-hdf5-cve-issues-fixed-in-1-14-4/
Issue Tracking https://www.hdfgroup.org/2024/05/new-hdf5-cve-issues-fixed-in-1-14-4/
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal