CVE-2026-17572

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  "id": "CVE-2026-17572",
  "sourceIdentifier": "0253b833-3e77-4dfe-9d57-17db1a2f0a74",
  "published": "2026-07-27T16:17:04.660",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T13:10:00.147",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Heap-based buffer overflow in the SOHM list-index deserialization code in HDF5 through 2.1.1 on all platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted HDF5 file whose shared-message list index declares a num_messages count exceeding list_max, triggering out-of-bounds heap reads and writes in H5SM__cache_list_deserialize and H5SM__cache_list_verify_chksum."
    },
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      "value": "Desbordamiento de búfer basado en montículo en el código de deserialización del índice de lista SOHM en HDF5 hasta la versión 2.1.1 en todas las plataformas permite a los atacantes causar una denegación de servicio (caída) mediante un archivo HDF5 manipulado cuyo índice de lista de mensajes compartidos declara un recuento de num_messages que excede list_max, desencadenando lecturas y escrituras de montículo fuera de límites en H5SM__cache_list_deserialize y H5SM__cache_list_verify_chksum."
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          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/6501",
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