CVE-2026-29043
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
HDF5 is software for managing data. In 1.14.1-2 and earlier, an attacker who can control an h5 file parsed by HDF5 can trigger a write-based heap buffer overflow condition in the H5T__ref_mem_setnull method. This can lead to a denial-of-service condition, and potentially further issues such as remote code execution depending on the practical exploitability of the heap overflow against modern operating systems.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-10 16:16:30.693000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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"published": "2026-04-10T16:16:30.693",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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