CVE-2026-29043CWE-122

HDF5 H5T__ref_mem_setnull Heap Buffer Overflow

Medium · published April 10, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00203 · 9.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2026-04-10T15:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 APR 15:35Z
    HDF5 H5T__ref_mem_setnull Heap Buffer Overflow
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