Name: CVE-2021-45830: Out-of-bounds Write
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-45830, CWE-787, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00701

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in HDF5 1.13.1-1 via H5F_addr_decode_len in /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c, which could cause a Denial of Service.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade hdf5No solution exists	May 15, 2025	Jan 5, 2022
Suse	—	Upgrade hdf5-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi1-hpc-devel-staticUpgrade libhdf5_fortran-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_cpp-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpc-develUpgrade libhdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi1-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc-devel-staticUpgrade libhdf5_fortran-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_fortran-gnu-openmpi1-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc-moduleUpgrade libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpc-develUpgrade hdf5-gnu-mvapich2-hpc-develUpgrade libhdf5_hl_fortran-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpc-develUpgrade libhdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi1-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_cpp-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_fortran-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_fortran-gnu-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi1-hpc-develUpgrade libhdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi1-hpc-moduleUpgrade hdf5-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade hdf5-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi1-hpcUpgrade hdf5-hpc-examplesUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpc-devel-staticUpgrade libhdf5_hl-gnu-openmpi1-hpcUpgrade hdf5-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade hdf5-gnu-openmpi1-hpc-develUpgrade hdf5-gnu-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade libhdf5hl_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_cpp-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpc-moduleUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade hdf5-gnu-openmpi3-hpc-develUpgrade libhdf5_hl-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpc-develUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade libhdf5_hl_fortran-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5hl_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_fortran-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_fortran-gnu-openmpi1-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpcUpgrade libhdf5hl_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5hl_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi1-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5hl_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-hpc-examplesUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpc-devel-staticUpgrade hdf5-gnu-mpich-hpc-develUpgrade libhdf5_cpp-gnu-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade libhdf5-gnu-openmpi1-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpc-moduleUpgrade hdf5-gnu-openmpi4-hpc-develUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpc-devel-staticUpgrade libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl-gnu-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_fortran-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpc-devel-staticUpgrade libhdf5_hl_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_1_10_8-gnu-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi1-hpcUpgrade libhdf5-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_fortran-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mvapich2-hpcUpgrade libhdf5-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpc-moduleUpgrade libhdf5_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_fortran-gnu-hpcUpgrade libhdf5hl_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpc-moduleUpgrade libhdf5_cpp-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5hl_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp-gnu-hpcUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpcUpgrade libhdf5-gnu-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpc-develUpgrade libhdf5_fortran_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi4-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpc-moduleUpgrade libhdf5_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-mpich-hpcUpgrade hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi2-hpc-devel-staticUpgrade libhdf5_cpp_1_10_8-gnu-hpcUpgrade hdf5-gnu-mpich-hpc	Nov 2, 2022	Jan 5, 2022

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