Application crash via unchecked global heap index
Published May 9, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Heap buffer overflow in HDF5 1.14.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash applications or potentially execute code via a malformed HDF5 file. H5HG_read indexes the global-heap object array using file-controlled metadata without first verifying that the index is below heap->nused or that the entry pointer is valid. Exploitation requires a target application to parse attacker-controlled HDF5 data; a crash is demonstrated, while code execution remains potential.
Summary
What happened
Heap buffer overflow in HDF5 1.14.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash applications or potentially execute code via a malformed HDF5 file. H5HG_read indexes the global-heap object array using file-controlled metadata without first verifying that the index is below heap->nused or that the entry pointer is valid. Exploitation requires a target application to parse attacker-controlled HDF5 data; a crash is demonstrated, while code execution remains potential.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-29157
- Published
- May 9, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- The HDF Group
- Product
- HDF5
- Classifications
- CWE-122, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.14.3
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- HDF5 CVE test file for CVE-2024-29157functional · demonstrated
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