CVE-2026-19026 PUBLISHED

Nbit filter NULL/short parameter-array dereference

Assigner: HDFG
Reserved: 05.08.2026 Published: 05.08.2026 Updated: 06.08.2026

H5Z__filter_nbit in H5Znbit.c in HDF5 through 2.3.0 dereferences cd_values[0] through cd_values[4] without validating that cd_values is non-NULL or that cd_nelmts is at least 5, the fixed size of the filter's header. This allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file that stores the N-Bit filter pipeline message with zero client-data values, opened and read via H5Dread, e.g. by the h5ls or h5repack tools.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.8

Product Status

Vendor The HDF Group
Product HDF5
Versions Default: unaffected
  • Version <=2.3.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-476 NULL pointer dereference CWE
  • CWE-1284 Improper validation of specified quantity in input CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-165 File Manipulation