CVE-2024-32617 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
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-32617?
CVE-2024-32617 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, published on 9 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer over-read caused by the unsafe use of strdup in H5MM_xstrdup in H5MM.c (called from H5G__ent_to_link in H5Glink.c).
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32617?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2024-32617?
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-2024-32617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as AZL-40693, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32617, ECHO-62b8-216b-d6a2, GHSA-g9g4-wrgg-h792, JLSEC-2026-312, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-32617 and 1 more.