Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting gdal package, versions [0,]
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- published8 May 2026
- disclosed7 May 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 7 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-8086 (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 SWnentries() function in the file SWapi.c. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service by providing a specially crafted HDF-EOS file with DimensionName argument that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.