CVE-2024-32605 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer over-read in the HDF5 library allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-32605?
CVE-2024-32605 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 9 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read in H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c (called from H5D__compact_readvv in H5Dcompact.c).
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32605?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2024-32605?
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-2024-32605 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32605 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as AZL-40556, AZL-40685, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32605, ECHO-e4ec-4896-121b, GHSA-pp3p-ch6p-j7fr, JLSEC-2026-300 and 2 more.