Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting gdal package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.02% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-GDAL-16535526
  • published8 May 2026
  • disclosed7 May 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-8087  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the GDnentries() function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by providing a specially crafted DataFieldName argument.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1