What is CVE-2024-32617?

CVE-2024-32617 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-2024-32617?

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

Buffer overflow in Hdfgroup Hdf5

CVE-2024-32617

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).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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-2024-32617?: CVE-2024-32617 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-2024-32617?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.