HDF5 up to 1.14.3 H5O__linfo_decode heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.3. Affected by this issue is the function H5O__linfo_decode. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-29166. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 up to 1.14.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function H5O__linfo_decode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at hdfgroup.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-29166 since 03/18/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215694 (Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: hdf5 (CVE-2024-29166)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (215694). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 215694
Nessus Name: Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: hdf5 (CVE-2024-29166)

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03/18/2024 🔍
05/09/2024 +51 days 🔍
05/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/19/2025 +345 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hdfgroup.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-29166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-29166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263704

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2024 19:25
Updated: 04/19/2025 02:39
Changes: 05/09/2024 19:25 (53), 02/12/2025 09:29 (3), 04/19/2025 02:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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