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CRITICAL
CVE-2024-29164
Apache HDF5 Stack Buffer Overflow
Description

HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a stack buffer overflow in H5R__decode_heap, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 3, 2024, 1:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-29164 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hdfgroup hdf5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.hdfgroup.org/2024/05/new-hdf5-cve-issues-fixed-in-1-14-4/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-29164 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-121
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a stack buffer overflow in H5R__decode_heap, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.hdfgroup.org/2024/05/new-hdf5-cve-issues-fixed-in-1-14-4/ [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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