ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
MEDIUM
Received
CVE-2026-17574
HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype type field may cause the application to crash when the attribute is read.
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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Weakness classification
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Source references
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