CVE-2025-2153
Apache HDF5 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5SM_delete of the file H5SM.c of the component h5 File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
INFO
Published Date :
March 10, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 13, 2025, 6:17 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-2153.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5329 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/sae-as-me/Crashes/raw/refs/heads/main/hdf5/h5_extended_crash.h5 | Exploit |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299064 | Permissions Required VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.299064 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.510819 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type VulDB: https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5329 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking Added Reference Type VulDB: https://github.com/sae-as-me/Crashes/raw/refs/heads/main/hdf5/h5_extended_crash.h5 Types: Exploit Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299064 Types: Permissions Required, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?id.299064 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?submit.510819 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5SM_delete of the file H5SM.c of the component h5 File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-122 Added Reference https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5329 Added Reference https://github.com/sae-as-me/Crashes/raw/refs/heads/main/hdf5/h5_extended_crash.h5 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299064 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.299064 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.510819
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-2153 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-2153
weaknesses.