CVE-2026-17572

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SOHM list-index deserialization code in HDF5 through 2.1.1 on all platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted HDF5 file whose shared-message list index declares a num_messages count exceeding list_max, triggering out-of-bounds heap reads and writes in H5SM__cache_list_deserialize and H5SM__cache_list_verify_chksum.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
The HDF GroupHDF5<= 2.1.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-125: CWE-125 Out-of-bounds read
  • CWE-787: CWE-787 Out-of-bounds write

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References