Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting hdf5 package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-HDF5-10645558
  • published8 Jul 2025
  • disclosed27 Jun 2025
  • creditYifan Zhang

Introduced: 27 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-6750  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for hdf5.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the H5O__mtime_new_encode function. An attacker can cause a crash or disrupt service availability by providing specially crafted input to the affected component.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1