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CVE-2021-37501 Details

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in HDFGroup hdf5-h5dump 1.12.0 through 1.13.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via h5tools_str_sprint in /hdf5/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5 CVEProductThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/2458 CVE
https://github.com/ST4RF4LL/Something_Found/blob/main/HDF5_v1.13.0_h5dump_heap_overflow.md CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5 [email protected]ProductThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/2458 [email protected]

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]
CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
hdfgroup hdf5
>= 1.12.0, <= 1.13.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-37501
NVD Published Date:
Feb 3, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-37501 Details - Not Deferred