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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2024-29159

High
9.8/10

Summary

HDF5 in versions through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in "H5Z__filter_scaleoffset", resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing Denial of service (DOS) or potential code execution.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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