CVE-2024-29159
published 2024-05-14CVE-2024-29159: HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service…
PriorityP349critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.92%
56.1th percentile
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | hdf5 | < hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky) | hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky) |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | < 1.14.4 | 1.14.4 |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | >= 0 < 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | >= 0 < 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
| msrc | azl3_hdf5_1.14.3-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_hdf5_1.14.4.3-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_hdf5_1.12.1-13_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_hdf5_1.14.4-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8LOW
vendor_msrc9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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Microsoft
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
vendor_msrc·2024-05-14·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2024-29159 [CRITICAL] CWE-120 HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to refle
Red Hat
hdf5: multiple CVEs
vendor_redhat·2024-05-10·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2024-29159 [CRITICAL] hdf5: multiple CVEs
hdf5: multiple CVEs
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1) - Out of support scope
Debian
CVE-2024-29159: hdf5 - HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset, resul...
vendor_debian·2024·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2024-29159 [CRITICAL] CVE-2024-29159: hdf5 - HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset, resul...
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
GHSA
GHSA-35h7-49rx-p783: HDF5 through 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2024-05-14
CVE-2024-29159 [CRITICAL] CWE-120 GHSA-35h7-49rx-p783: HDF5 through 1
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
OSV
CVE-2024-29159: HDF5 through 1
osv·2024-05-14·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2024-29159 [CRITICAL] CVE-2024-29159: HDF5 through 1
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2024-05-14
Published