CVE-2026-120754 (GCVE-0-2026-120754)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-03 15:24 – Updated: 2026-11-03 17:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Uninitialized Heap Memory Disclosure via Truncated Chunk in HDF5 Scale-Offset Filter
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-03 17:58 UTC
CWE
- CWE-908 - Use of uninitialized resource
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The HDF Group | Scale-Offset Filter |
Affected:
< 2.3.0
|
guessed |
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