CVE-2026-17574
NULL Pointer Dereference in HDF5 via Invalid Variable-Length Datatype Type Tag
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype type field may cause the application to crash when the attribute is read.
| CWE | CWE-617 CWE-476 |
| Vendor | the hdf group |
| Product | hdf5 |
| Published | Jul 27, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
The HDF Group / HDF5
<= 2.1.1