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CVE-2026-8087
Published:May 07, 2026
Updated:May 16, 2026
A security flaw has been discovered in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Impacted is the function GDnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument DataFieldName results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is named 184f77dbcc74118c062c05e464c88161d3c37b9b. You should upgrade the affected component.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.1.5 <v3.12.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.12.4
gdal (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=1.5.0 <3.13.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.13.0
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Exploit Maturity
PROOF-OF-CONCEPT
Weakness Type (CWE)
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02