PT-2026-64976 · Hdf5 · Hdf5
CVE-2026-17573
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Published
2026-07-27
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Updated
2026-08-07
CVSS v4.0
5.9
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
HDF5 (affected versions not specified)
Description
A double free issue exists in the HDF5 library. A double free occurs when the
h5repack utility processes a specially crafted HDF5 file that contains an oversized chunk size field. This flaw is triggered within the H5D chunk copy() function, which may lead to an application abort. A double free is a memory corruption error that happens when the program attempts to free the same memory location twice.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Double Free
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Hdf5