CVE-2025-7068CWE-401CWE-404

HDF5 H5FL.c H5FL__malloc memory leak

Medium · published July 4, 2025

CVSS v4.0
4.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
14.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.14.6. This issue affects the function H5FL__malloc of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. 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
0.00242 · 14.5th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime; CWE-404 · Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Published
2025-07-04T20:32Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 JUL 20:32Z
    HDF5 H5FL.c H5FL__malloc memory leak
    cvelistv5