CVE-2024-32615
Published: 14 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-32615 is a critical-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked in the top 30.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Data Processing Libraries; in the Not Applicable risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: External Harms (AML.T0048).
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-30417
Vulnerability details
HDF5 Library through 1.14.3 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in H5Z__nbit_decompress_one_byte in H5Znbit.c, caused by the earlier use of an initialized pointer.
- CWE(s)
AI Security AnalysisAI
- AI Category
- Data Processing Libraries
- Risk Domain
- Not Applicable
- OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
- None mapped
- Classification Reason
- HDF5 is a widely used library for storing and processing large scientific and numerical datasets, commonly employed in AI/ML pipelines for data handling, model persistence (e.g., Keras/TensorFlow), and training workflows.
Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Heap-based buffer overflow in HDF5 library decompression function enables exploitation for client-side code execution via crafted malicious HDF5 files processed by vulnerable applications.
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MITRE ATLAS techniques
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.