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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-HDF5-9788150
  • published21 Apr 2025
  • disclosed28 Mar 2025
  • creditsae-as-me

Introduced: 28 Mar 2025

NewCVE-2025-2912  (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_msg_flush function. An attacker can manipulate the oh argument to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by providing specially crafted input.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1