CVE-2024-29166 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in the HDF5 library allows attackers to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-29166?
CVE-2024-29166 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 9 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5O__linfo_decode, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29166?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2024-29166?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-29166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as AZL-40615, AZL-40709, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-29166, ECHO-c566-b922-02ae, GHSA-48w7-3xpj-xq9c, JLSEC-2026-299 and 1 more.