OSV-2024-381 Heap-buffer-overflow in H5F__accum_free

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A heap-buffer-overflow in the HDF5 library can cause a crash when processing malformed files, potentially leading to denial of service.

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Fix
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What is OSV-2024-381?

OSV-2024-381 is a memory corruption vulnerability in hdf5, published on 30 Apr 2024.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=67852

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ {*}
Crash state:
H5F__accum_free
H5MF_xfree
H5MF_free_aggrs

Which versions are affected by OSV-2024-381?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including hdf5.

PackageAffectedFixed in
hdf5 OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2024-381?

No fix has been published for OSV-2024-381 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-2024-381 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2024-381 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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