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CVE-2025-2915

HDF5 H5Faccum.c H5F__accum_free heap-based overflow



Description

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. This vulnerability affects the function H5F__accum_free of the file src/H5Faccum.c. The manipulation of the argument overlap_size leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

In HDF5 bis 1.14.6 wurde eine Schwachstelle entdeckt. Sie wurde als problematisch eingestuft. Dabei geht es um die Funktion H5F__accum_free der Datei src/H5Faccum.c. Durch Manipulation des Arguments overlap_size mit unbekannten Daten kann eine heap-based buffer overflow-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Die Umsetzung des Angriffs hat dabei lokal zu erfolgen. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung.

Reserved 2025-03-28 | Published 2025-03-28 | Updated 2025-03-28 | Assigner VulDB


MEDIUM: 4.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
LOW: 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
LOW: 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
1.7AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem types

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Timeline

2025-03-28:Advisory disclosed
2025-03-28:VulDB entry created
2025-03-28:VulDB entry last update

References

vuldb.com/?id.301888 (VDB-301888 | HDF5 H5Faccum.c H5F__accum_free heap-based overflow) vdb-entry technical-description

vuldb.com/?ctiid.301888 (VDB-301888 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)) signature permissions-required

vuldb.com/?submit.520899 (Submit #520899 | https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5 HDF5 v1.14.6 Heap-based Buffer Overflow) third-party-advisory

github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5380 exploit issue-tracking

cve.org (CVE-2025-2915)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-2915)

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