CVE-2021-45829 Denial of service in n/a
A segmentation fault in the HDF5 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service condition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-45829?
CVE-2021-45829 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 3 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HDF5 1.13.1-1 is affected by: segmentation fault, which causes a Denial of Service.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45829?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45829?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-45829 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45829 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45829, ECHO-1291-e00a-b8f3, GHSA-23gx-cm6v-952g, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45829.