CVE-2024-32615

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HDF5 versions prior to 1.14.3

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the H5Z nbit decompress one byte() function in the H5Znbit.c file of the HDF5 library. This overflow is caused by the earlier use of an initialized pointer. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.14.3, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the H5Z nbit decompress one byte() function in the H5Znbit.c file until a patch is available.