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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-HDF5-10498098
  • published24 Jun 2025
  • disclosed19 Jun 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-6270  (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 H5FS__sect_find_node function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by providing specially crafted input that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1