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CVE-2019-9152

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  • Published2019-02-25
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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Description

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5MM_xstrdup in H5MM.c when called from H5O_dtype_decode_helper in H5Odtype.c.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-02-2519:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Hdfgroup hdf5
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.10= 1.10.4no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • hdf5Ubuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • hdf5Ubuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • hdf5Ubuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • hdf5Ubuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

4 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-9152 Red Hat Product Security6 known affected

    hdf5: out of bounds read in function H5MM_xstrdup in H5MM.c

    hdf5 as a component of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) · hdf5 as a component of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) · hdf5 as a component of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) · +3 more

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Fix

  1. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2019-9152 · 6 productsWill not fix

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-02-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4m46-2257-r2fq

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9152?

An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.4 library. There is an out of bounds read in the function H5MM_xstrdup in H5MM.c when called from H5O_dtype_decode_helper in H5Odtype.c.

Is CVE-2019-9152 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-9152 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-9152?

CVE-2019-9152 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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