CVE-2024-33875 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer overflow in the HDF5 library allows attackers to corrupt the instruction pointer, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- 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-2024-33875?
CVE-2024-33875 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 Library through 1.14.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33875?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hdfgroup Hdf5.
How do I fix CVE-2024-33875?
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-2024-33875 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33875 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hdfgroup Hdf5
Sources
Also known as AZL-40580, AZL-40699, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-33875, ECHO-c268-7c59-348c, GHSA-8j5q-6cq4-63x9, JLSEC-2026-322 and 2 more.