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CVE-2025-2923

HDF5 H5Fint.c H5F_addr_encode_len heap-based overflow



Description

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. Affected by this issue is the function H5F_addr_encode_len of the file src/H5Fint.c. The manipulation of the argument pp leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Eine problematische Schwachstelle wurde in HDF5 bis 1.14.6 entdeckt. Betroffen davon ist die Funktion H5F_addr_encode_len der Datei src/H5Fint.c. Durch die Manipulation des Arguments pp mit unbekannten Daten kann eine heap-based buffer overflow-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Angriff muss lokal passieren. 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.301898 (VDB-301898 | HDF5 H5Fint.c H5F_addr_encode_len heap-based overflow) vdb-entry technical-description

vuldb.com/?ctiid.301898 (VDB-301898 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)) signature permissions-required

vuldb.com/?submit.521151 (Submit #521151 | https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5 HDF5 1.14.6 Heap-based Buffer Overflow) third-party-advisory

github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5381 exploit issue-tracking

cve.org (CVE-2025-2923)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-2923)

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