CVE-2021-45830 — Out-of-bounds Write in Hdf5

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 50.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Hdfgroup Hdf5Debian Hdf5
Timeline
PublishedJan 5
Latest updateJan 6

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in HDF5 1.13.1-1 via H5F_addr_decode_len in /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c, which could cause a Denial of Service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/hdf5< hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky)
▶Debianhdfgroup/hdf5< 1.14.5+repack-1+1
▶NVDhdfgroup/hdf51.13.1-1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5h2h-fjjr-x9m2: A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in HDF5 1↗2022-01-06
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OSV
CVE-2021-45830: A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in HDF5 1↗2022-01-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
hdf5: heap buffer overflow vulnerability in H5F_addr_decode_len in /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c↗2022-01-05
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Debian
CVE-2021-45830: hdf5 - A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in HDF5 1.13.1-1 via H5F_addr_...↗2021
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