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

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-27 16:17

Updated : 2026-08-18 18:56

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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