Vulnerability · Published May 9, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-32605
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity heap buffer overflow in the hdf5 package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read in H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c (called from H5D__compact_readvv in H5Dcompact.c).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | hdf5 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32605 |
| Debian:13 | hdf5 | 1.14.5+repack-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32605 |
| Debian:14 | hdf5 | 1.14.5+repack-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32605 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | hdf5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-32605 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | hdf5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-32605 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H