HDF5 Metadata Attribute Decoder H5MM_strndup heap-based overflow (HDF5)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.41 % · percentile 35 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- VulDB
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A vulnerability was found in HDF5 1.14.6 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function H5MM_strndup of the component Metadata Attribute Decoder. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor plans to fix this issue in an upcoming release.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulDB |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | VulDB |
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | VulDB |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P | VulDB |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · cna@vuldb.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | NVD · cna@vuldb.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · cna@vuldb.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-7561
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-2310
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| HDF5 | affected 1.14.6 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |