CVE-2024-32609 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Stack consumption in HDF5 library allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-32609?

CVE-2024-32609 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 9 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 allows stack consumption in the function H5E_printf_stack in H5Eint.c.

Weakness: CWE-674

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32609?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.

How do I fix CVE-2024-32609?

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-2024-32609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Hdfgroup Hdf5 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-40616, AZL-40705, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32609, ECHO-6147-298c-9136, GHSA-c6v9-vw5h-vqrm, JLSEC-2026-304 and 1 more.

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