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CVE-2026-29043

HDF5 H5T__ref_mem_setnull Heap Buffer Overflow

CVSS 5.5 MEDIUMEPSS 0.2%CWE-122
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
10 Apr 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
HDFGroup · hdf5