OSV-2021-1150 Heap-buffer-overflow in H5O__cont_decode

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A heap-buffer-overflow in the HDF5 library allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted files.

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Fix
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What is OSV-2021-1150?

OSV-2021-1150 is a memory corruption vulnerability in matio, published on 19 Aug 2021.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=37318

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 1
Crash state:
H5O__cont_decode
H5O__chunk_deserialize
H5O__cache_deserialize

Which versions are affected by OSV-2021-1150?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
matio OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2021-1150?

No fix has been published for OSV-2021-1150 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-2021-1150 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2021-1150 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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