HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5HG_read resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution. — CVE-2024-29157
Date
Updated
Source
MSRC
MSRC
Vendor
Microsoft
Microsoft
Threat
critical
critical
CVSS
9.8
9.8
Summary
Advisory CVE-2024-29157. HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5HG_read resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial… Vendor: Microsoft. Source: MSRC. Threat: critical. CVSS 9.8. See the…
What to do
General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):
- Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
- 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.