OSV-2020-1489 Segv on unknown address in H5O_chunk_deserialize

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A segmentation fault in the HDF5 library's chunk deserialization can cause a denial of service when processing malformed files.

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Fix
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What is OSV-2020-1489?

OSV-2020-1489 is a memory corruption vulnerability in matio, published on 28 Jul 2020.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=21315

Crash type: Segv on unknown address
Crash state:
H5O_chunk_deserialize
H5O_cache_chk_load
H5C_protect

Which versions are affected by OSV-2020-1489?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including matio.

PackageAffectedFixed in
matio OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2020-1489?

No fix has been published for OSV-2020-1489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is OSV-2020-1489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2020-1489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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