CVE-2026-17574

HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype type field may cause the application to crash when the attribute is read.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/commit/3fa6ed6e9dfeebbc784e21d8c48e31e35a8042bc	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

24 Oct 2026, 13:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) HDF5 contiene una vulnerabilidad de desreferencia de puntero NULL. El procesamiento de un archivo HDF5 manipulado que contiene un atributo con un campo de tipo de dato de longitud variable no válido puede causar que la aplicación falle cuando se lee el atributo.

Information

Published : 2026-07-27 16:17

Updated : 2026-10-24 13:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-17574

Mitre link : CVE-2026-17574

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-17574

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hdfgroup

hdf5

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-617

Reachable Assertion

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