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TencentOS Server 4: hdf5 (TSSA-2025:0024)

🗓️ 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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TencentOS Server 4 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in HDF5 affecting versions before 1.12.0.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Tencent Linux Security Advisory TSSA-2025:0024.
##

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(239731);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/12/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-37501");

  script_name(english:"TencentOS Server 4: hdf5 (TSSA-2025:0024)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote TencentOS Server 4 host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is,
therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0024 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2021-37501:
    Buffer Overflow vulnerability in HDFGroup hdf5-h5dump 1.12.0 through 1.13.0 allows attackers to cause a
    denial of service via h5tools_str_sprint in /hdf5/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://mirrors.tencent.com/tlinux/errata/tssa-20250024.xml");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-37501");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/01/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/01/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/06/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:hdf5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tencent Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/etc/os-release", "Host/TencentOS/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'TencentOS' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'TencentOS');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'TencentOS');
if (! preg(pattern:"^4([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'TencentOS 4.x', 'TencentOS ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/TencentOS/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'TencentOS', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '4',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-debuginfo-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-debuginfo-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-debugsource-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-debugsource-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-devel-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-devel-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-mpich-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-mpich-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-mpich-debuginfo-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-mpich-debuginfo-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-mpich-devel-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-mpich-devel-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-mpich-static-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-mpich-static-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-openmpi-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-openmpi-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-openmpi-debuginfo-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-openmpi-debuginfo-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-openmpi-devel-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-openmpi-devel-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-openmpi-static-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-openmpi-static-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-static-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'hdf5-static-1.12.1-4.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'hdf5 / hdf5-debuginfo / hdf5-debugsource / etc');
}

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04 Dec 2025 00:00Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.00143
SSVC
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