Description
A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This issue affects the function SWnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Such manipulation of the argument DimensionName leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 3.12.4RC1 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 9491e794f1757f08063ea2f7a274ad2994afa636. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Problem types
Product status
3.12.4RC1
Timeline
| 2026-05-07: | Advisory disclosed |
| 2026-05-07: | VulDB entry created |
| 2026-05-07: | VulDB entry last update |
Credits
biniam (VulDB User)
References
vuldb.com/submit/808038
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14356
vuldb.com/vuln/361839 (VDB-361839 | OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWnentries heap-based overflow)
vuldb.com/vuln/361839/cti (VDB-361839 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA))
vuldb.com/submit/808038 (Submit #808038 | OSGeo GDAL 3.13.0dev Heap-based Buffer Overflow)
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14356
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/pull/14361
github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swinqdims_bof
github.com/...ommit/9491e794f1757f08063ea2f7a274ad2994afa636
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.12.4RC1
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/