CVE-2025-2923

CVSS 3.1 Score 8.6 of 10 (high)

Attack Complexity low
Integrity high
Confidentiality low
Availability low
Scope unchanged
Privileges Required none

Details

Published Mar 28, 2025
Updated: Apr 1, 2025
CWE ID 77

Summary

CVE-2025-2923 is a recently disclosed vulnerability affecting HDF5 versions up to 1.14.6. The issue lies within the H5F_addr_encode_len function in the file src/H5Fint.c. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the argument pp, resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. Since this vulnerability requires local access, it poses a threat primarily to users who run affected HDF5 installations on their systems. The exploit for this vulnerability has been made public, increasing the risk of potential attacks.

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