HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5O__linfo_decode resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution — CVE-2024-29166
Date
Updated
Source
MSRC
MSRC
Vendor
Microsoft
Microsoft
Threat
medium
medium
CVSS
5.7
5.7
Summary
Advisory CVE-2024-29166. HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5O__linfo_decode resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing… Vendor: Microsoft. Source: MSRC. Threat: medium. CVSS 5.7. See the official…
What to do
General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):
- Review exposure and plan remediation based on risk and environment.
- Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
- Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
- Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.