CVE-2026-92627 (GCVE-0-2026-92627)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-16 15:16 – Updated: 2026-09-16 15:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Heap Use-After-Free in H5T__conv_f_f
Summary
A heap-use-after-free vulnerability exists in H5T__conv_f_f() in src/H5Tconv.c in HDF5 before 1.14.2. When converting a compound datatype containing floating-point members during a dataset read, a temporary buffer allocated with calloc() is freed and subsequently read from within the same conversion routine. An attacker who can supply a crafted HDF5 file containing a specially constructed compound datatype can trigger the use-after-free when the file is parsed by an application that reads the affected dataset, such as h5dump. This can result in a crash and, depending on heap layout and allocator behavior, may be exploitable for further memory corruption up to remote code execution.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use after free
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The HDF Group | HDF5 |
Affected:
< 1.14.2
|
guessed |
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