CVE-2025-2923CWE-119CWE-122

HDF5 H5Fint.c H5F_addr_encode_len heap-based overflow

Medium · published March 28, 2025

CVSS v4.0
4.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

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:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
EPSS
0.00278 · 19.2th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer; CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2025-03-28T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAR 19:00Z
    HDF5 H5Fint.c H5F_addr_encode_len heap-based overflow
    cvelistv5