Vulnerability · Published May 9, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-32617
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 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer over-read caused by the unsafe use of strdup in H5MM_xstrdup in H5MM.c (called from H5G__ent_to_link in H5Glink.c).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | hdf5 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32617 |
| Debian:13 | hdf5 | 1.14.5+repack-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32617 |
| Debian:14 | hdf5 | 1.14.5+repack-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32617 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | hdf5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-32617 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | hdf5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-32617 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H