CVE-2026-17572

Published Jul 27, 2026 Modified Jul 27, 2026 CWE-125 CWE-787

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SOHM list-index deserialization code in HDF5 through 2.1.1 on all platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted HDF5 file whose shared-message list index declares a num_messages count exceeding list_max, triggering out-of-bounds heap reads and writes in H5SM__cache_list_deserialize and H5SM__cache_list_verify_chksum.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-17572? +
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SOHM list-index deserialization code in HDF5 through 2.1.1 on all platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted HDF5 file whose shared-message list index declares a num_messages count exceeding list_max, triggering out-of-bounds heap reads and writes in H5SM__cache_list_deserialize and H5SM__cache_list_verify_chksum.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-17572? +
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