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CVE-2021-37501: Out-of-bounds Write

February 3, 2023 (updated July 12, 2023)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in HDFGroup hdf5-h5dump 1.12.0 through 1.13.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via h5tools_str_sprint in /hdf5/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c.

References

  • github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5
  • github.com/ST4RF4LL/Something_Found/blob/main/HDF5_v1.13.0_h5dump_heap_overflow.md
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37501

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.12.0 up to 1.13.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.13.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.13.1 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Source file

conan/hdf5/CVE-2021-37501.yml

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