HDF5 up to 1.14.3 H5Odtype.c H5O__dtype_encode_helper heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.3. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is the function H5O__dtype_encode_helper of the file H5Odtype.c. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-32616. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HDF5 up to 1.14.3. This affects the function H5O__dtype_encode_helper of the file H5Odtype.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer over-read in H5O__dtype_encode_helper in H5Odtype.c.

The advisory is shared at hdfgroup.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-32616 since 04/16/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215802 (Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: hdf5 (CVE-2024-32616)), 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 (215802). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 215802
Nessus Name: Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: hdf5 (CVE-2024-32616)

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04/16/2024 🔍
05/09/2024 +23 days 🔍
05/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2025 +279 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hdfgroup.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-32616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-32616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263709

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2024 19:27
Updated: 02/12/2025 02:39
Changes: 05/09/2024 19:27 (53), 02/12/2025 02:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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