CVE-2019-8396
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A buffer overflow in H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.4 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file. This issue was triggered while repacking an HDF5 file, aka "Invalid write of size 2."
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affected products (9)
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references (5)
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- https://github.com/magicSwordsMan/PAAFS/tree/master/vul4cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8396cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/HDF5-buffer-overflow-via-H5O-layout-encode-39787cnnvd
- https://github.com/magicSwordsMan/PAAFS/tree/master/vul4enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/magicSwordsMan/PAAFS/tree/master/vul4ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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