CVE-2021-37501

NameCVE-2021-37501
DescriptionBuffer Overflow vulnerability in HDFGroup hdf5-h5dump 1.12.0 through 1.13.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via h5tools_str_sprint in /hdf5/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
hdf5 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.8.13+docs-15+deb8u1vulnerable
stretch (lts), stretch1.10.0-patch1+docs-3+deb9u2vulnerable
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1.10.4+repack-10+deb10u1vulnerable
bullseye1.10.6+repack-4+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm1.10.8+repack1-1vulnerable
trixie1.10.10+repack-5vulnerable
sid1.14.5+repack-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
hdf5source(unstable)1.14.5+repack-1unimportant

Notes

Crash in CLI tool, no security impact
Fixed in 1.10.x-series in 1.10.10 https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/release-of-hdf5-1-10-10-newsletter-192/11006

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