CVE-2026-19028 PUBLISHED

HDF5 integer underflow in Fletcher32 filter leads to massive out-of-bounds read

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

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.

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-190 Integer overflow or wraparound CWE
  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds read CWE
  • CWE-1284 Improper validation of specified quantity in input CWE