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CVE-2025-2923
Published:March 28, 2025
Updated:May 18, 2026
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.
Related Resources (4)
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5381
https://vuldb.com/?submit.521151
https://vuldb.com/?id.301898
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.301898
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
1.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Exploit Maturity
PROOF-OF-CONCEPT
Weakness Type (CWE)
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-122
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
0.12