What is CVE-2024-29161?

CVE-2024-29161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-29161?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Hdfgroup Hdf5

CVE-2024-29161

HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5A__attr_release_table, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hdfgroup Hdf5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29161?: CVE-2024-29161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-29161?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.