Out-of-bounds Write Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.14.5+repack-3+e11


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-HDF5-18067055
  • published21 Jul 2026
  • disclosed14 Mar 2025

Introduced: 14 Mar 2025

CVE-2025-2308  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest hdf5 to version 1.14.5+repack-3+e11 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hdf5 package and not the hdf5 package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. This affects the function H5Z__scaleoffset_decompress_one_byte of the component Scale-Offset Filter. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor plans to fix this issue in an upcoming release.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1