CVE-2026-19028 (GCVE-0-2026-19028)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 23:15 – Updated: 2026-08-06 14:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HDF5 integer underflow in Fletcher32 filter leads to massive out-of-bounds read
Summary
H5Z__filter_fletcher32 in H5Zfletcher32.c in HDF5 through 2.3.0 computes the data length to checksum by subtracting the 4-byte trailing checksum size from the input buffer size without checking that the buffer is at least 4 bytes, allowing a size_t underflow. This allows attackers to cause a denial of service (massively out-of-bounds read and application crash in H5_checksum_fletcher32) via a crafted HDF5 file with a Fletcher32-filtered chunk smaller than 4 bytes, triggered via H5Dread, e.g. by the h5ls or h5dump tools.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-06 14:24 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The HDF Group | HDF5 |
Affected:
<=2.3.0
|
guessed |
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