ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
MEDIUM
Received
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.
Published 27 Jul 2026, 16:17 UTC
Last modified 27 Jul 2026, 16:17 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Scope
Not assessed
Confidentiality
Not assessed
Integrity
Not assessed
Availability
Not assessed
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