CVE-2026-17574

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
The HDF GroupHDF5<= 2.1.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-617: CWE-617 Reachable assertion
  • CWE-476: CWE-476 NULL pointer dereference

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

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

References