CVE-2022-26061
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group...
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-26061- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-30629
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-30629- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3qq4-m2c2-vqxm
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group...
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-3qq4-m2c2-vqxm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-26061- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2022-26061- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-26061
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26061- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-26061
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26061- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
hdf5Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.10+repack-11.10.10+repack-21.10.10+repack-31.10.10+repack-3.11.10.10+repack-3.2 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.10+repack-3.2+ports1.10.10+repack-3.31.10.10+repack-41.10.10+repack-51.10.8+repack1-11.12.0+repack-1~exp11.12.0+repack-1~exp21.12.2+repack-1~exp11.14.3+repack-1~exp11.14.3+repack1-1~exp21.14.3+repack1-1~exp31.14.4.3+repack-1~exp11.14.4.3+repack-1~exp21.14.4.3+repack-1~exp31.14.5+repack-11.14.5+repack-1~exp11.14.5+repack-1~exp21.14.5+repack-1~exp31.14.5+repack-1~exp41.14.5+repack-1~exp51.14.5+repack-1~exp61.14.5+repack-21.14.5+repack-31.14.5+repack-3.11.14.5+repack-3~exp11.14.5+repack-3~exp21.14.5+repack-3~exp31.14.5+repack-3~exp41.14.5+repack-41.14.5+repack-4~exp11.14.5+repack-4~exp21.14.5+repack-5~exp21.14.5+repack-5~exp31.14.6+repack-11.14.6+repack-1~exp11.14.6+repack-1~exp101.14.6+repack-1~exp111.14.6+repack-1~exp121.14.6+repack-1~exp131.14.6+repack-1~exp141.14.6+repack-1~exp151.14.6+repack-1~exp161.14.6+repack-1~exp171.14.6+repack-1~exp181.14.6+repack-1~exp19 |
None known |
hdf5Debian:13 |
before 1.10.10+repack-1 | 1.10.10+repack-1 |
hdf5Debian:14 |
before 1.10.10+repack-1 | 1.10.10+repack-1 |
hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.11-3ubuntu11.8.11-5ubuntu11.8.11-5ubuntu21.8.11-5ubuntu61.8.11-5ubuntu71.8.11-5ubuntu7.11.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm11.8.11-5ubuntu7.1+esm2 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.15-patch1+docs-41.8.15-patch1+docs-51.8.16+docs-11.8.16+docs-21.8.16+docs-3 Show 6 moreShow less1.8.16+docs-3ubuntu11.8.16+docs-41.8.16+docs-4ubuntu11.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.11.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm11.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1+esm2 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.0-patch1+docs-41.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm11.10.0-patch1+docs-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.4+repack-101.10.4+repack-111.10.4+repack-11ubuntu11.10.4+repack-11ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
hdf5Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.6+repack-51.10.7+repack-4ubuntu11.10.7+repack-4ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| affected | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-26061 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Hdf5 Group Libhdf5, published August 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in hdf5 1.10.10+repack-1.
References
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1487
github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/pull/4785
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26061
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-26061
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26061
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26061
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