CVE-2024-29161: HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5A__attr_release_table, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and c
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.86% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 58.2% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Azure Linux 3.0 ARM 1.14.4.3-1; Azure Linux 3.0 x64 1.14.4.3-1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Azure Linux 3.0 ARM 1.14.4.3-1; Azure Linux 3.0 x64 1.14.4.3-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5A__attr_release_table, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
- Published
- May 14, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 58th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-122
Report tools
Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- hdfgroup hdf5before 1.14.4
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | hdf5 | from 0 | — |
| Debian:13 | hdf5 | before 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-hpc | before 1.10.11-150400.3.17.1 | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-mpich-hpc | before 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-mvapich2-hpc | before 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-openmpi3-hpc | before 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-openmpi4-hpc | before 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | lua51-luaposix | before 34.1.1-150200.3.5.1 | 34.1.1-150200.3.5.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | lua51-luaterm | before 0.07-150000.5.5.1 | 0.07-150000.5.5.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | lua53-luaposix | before 34.1.1-150200.3.5.1 | 34.1.1-150200.3.5.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | lua53-luaterm | before 0.07-150000.5.5.1 | 0.07-150000.5.5.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mpich | before 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 | 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mpich_4_0_2-gnu-hpc | before 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 | 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mpich-ofi | before 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 | 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mpich-ofi_4_0_2-gnu-hpc | before 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 | 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mvapich2 | before 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 | 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mvapich2_2_3_7-gnu-hpc | before 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 | 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mvapich2-psm | before 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 | 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mvapich2-psm_2_3_7-gnu-hpc | before 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 | 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mvapich2-psm2 | before 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 | 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | mvapich2-psm2_2_3_7-gnu-hpc | before 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 | 2.3.7-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | openmpi_4_1_4-gnu-hpc | before 4.1.4-150500.3.2.1 | 4.1.4-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | openmpi_4_1_4-gnu-hpc-testsuite | before 4.1.4-150500.3.2.1 | 4.1.4-150500.3.2.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | openmpi4 | before 4.1.4-150500.3.2.1 | 4.1.4-150500.3.2.1 |
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Same product
hdfgroup: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-13876An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library.40Plan
- CVE-2018-13874An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library.40Plan
- CVE-2018-13873An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library.40Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-29159May 14, 2024 · HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causin39Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-29160May 14, 2024 · HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5HG__cache_heap_deserialize, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer 29Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-29162May 14, 2024 · HDF5 through 1.13.3 and/or 1.14.2 contains a stack buffer overflow in H5HG_read, resulting in denial of service or potential code execution.29Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3.0 ARM | 1.14.4.3-1 · hdf5 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Azure Linux 3.0 x64 | 1.14.4.3-1 · hdf5 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:hdf5 | 1.14.5+repack-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-hpc | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-mpich-hpc | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-mvapich2-hpc | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-openmpi3-hpc | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-openmpi4-hpc | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:lua51-luaposix | 34.1.1-150200.3.5.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:lua51-luaterm | 0.07-150000.5.5.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:lua53-luaposix | 34.1.1-150200.3.5.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:lua53-luaterm | 0.07-150000.5.5.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:mpich | 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:mpich-ofi | 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:mpich-ofi_4_0_2-gnu-hpc | 4.0.2-150500.3.2.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5 | 0:1.14.6-3.1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-debuginfo | 0:1.14.6-3.1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-debugsource | 0:1.14.6-3.1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-devel | 0:1.14.6-3.1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-openmpi | 0:1.14.6-3.1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-openmpi-debuginfo | 0:1.14.6-3.1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-openmpi-devel | 0:1.14.6-3.1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-openmpi-static | 0:1.14.6-3.1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-static | 0:1.14.6-3.1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libaec | 0:1.1.3-1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libaec-debuginfo | 0:1.1.3-1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libaec-debugsource | 0:1.1.3-1.el9ai · Red Hat:enterprise_linux_ai:1.5::el9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-hpc | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-hpc | 1.10.11-3.24.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:hdf5_1_10_11-gnu-mpich-hpc | 1.10.11-150400.3.17.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
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Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-291570 days apartHDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a heap buffer overflow in H5HG_read, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial 39Monitor
- CVE-2024-326210 days apartHDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in H5HG_read in H5HG.c (called from H5VL__native_blob_get in H5VLnative_bl39Monitor
- CVE-2024-326170 days apartHDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer over-read caused by the unsafe use of strdup in H5MM_xstrdup in H5MM.c (called from35Monitor
- CVE-2024-326230 days apartHDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in H5VM_array_fill in H5VM.c (called from H5S_select_elements in H5Spoint.35Monitor
- CVE-2024-338730 days apartHDF5 Library through 1.14.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in H5D__scatter_mem in H5Dscatgath.c.35Monitor
- CVE-2024-338770 days apartHDF5 Library through 1.14.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in H5T__conv_struct_opt in H5Tconv.c.35Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer OverflowCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.