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CVE-2025-2924

HDF5 H5HLcache.c H5HL__fl_deserialize heap-based overflow



Description

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. This affects the function H5HL__fl_deserialize of the file src/H5HLcache.c. The manipulation of the argument free_block leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Es wurde eine problematische Schwachstelle in HDF5 bis 1.14.6 gefunden. Betroffen hiervon ist die Funktion H5HL__fl_deserialize der Datei src/H5HLcache.c. Durch Manipulation des Arguments free_block mit unbekannten Daten kann eine heap-based buffer overflow-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Angriff muss lokal 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.301899 (VDB-301899 | HDF5 H5HLcache.c H5HL__fl_deserialize heap-based overflow) vdb-entry technical-description

vuldb.com/?ctiid.301899 (VDB-301899 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)) signature permissions-required

vuldb.com/?submit.521170 (Submit #521170 | https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5 HDF5 1.14.6 Heap-based Buffer Overflow) third-party-advisory

github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5382 exploit issue-tracking

cve.org (CVE-2025-2924)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-2924)

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