CVE-2025-2310CWE-119CWE-122

HDF5 Metadata Attribute Decoder H5MM_strndup heap-based overflow

Medium · published March 14, 2025

CVSS v4.0
4.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
4.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00407 · 33.8th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer; CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2025-03-14T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 MAR 21:00Z
    HDF5 Metadata Attribute Decoder H5MM_strndup heap-based overflow
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