Out-of-bounds Read Affecting hdf5 package, versions [0,]
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- published7 Oct 2025
- disclosed15 Aug 2022
- creditDave McDaniel
Introduced: 15 Aug 2022
CVE-2022-25942 (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 Out-of-bounds Read in the ReadGifHeader() function in the gif2h5 tool. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash by providing specially crafted input data.