CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-45832

Uncontrolled Recursion

Published: Jan 05, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.5 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
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A Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability exists in HDF5 1.13.1-1 at at hdf5/src/H5Eint.c, which causes a Denial of Service (context-dependent).

Weakness

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Hdf5Hdfgroup1.13.1-1 (including)1.13.1-1 (including)
Hdf5Ubuntubionic*
Hdf5Ubuntufocal*
Hdf5Ubuntuhirsute*
Hdf5Ubuntuimpish*
Hdf5Ubuntukinetic*
Hdf5Ubuntulunar*
Hdf5Ubuntumantic*
Hdf5Ubuntuoracular*
Hdf5Ubuntuplucky*
Hdf5Ubuntutrusty*
Hdf5Ubuntutrusty/esm*
Hdf5Ubuntuxenial*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntukinetic*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntulunar*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntumantic*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntuoracular*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntuplucky*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntutrusty*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntuxenial*
ParaviewUbuntubionic*
ParaviewUbuntufocal*
ParaviewUbuntuhirsute*
ParaviewUbuntuimpish*
ParaviewUbuntukinetic*
ParaviewUbuntulunar*
ParaviewUbuntumantic*
ParaviewUbuntuoracular*
ParaviewUbuntuplucky*
ParaviewUbuntutrusty*
ParaviewUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References