CVE-2025-2309
HDF5 Type Conversion Logic Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 1.14.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function H5T__bit_copy of the component Type Conversion Logic. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor plans to fix this issue in an upcoming release.
INFO
Published Date :
March 14, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 8, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2025-2309.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/madao123123/crash_report/blob/main/hdf5_poc/hdf5_poc3.md | |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299722 | |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.299722 | |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.514532 |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Tag disputed Changed Description A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 1.14.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function H5T__bit_copy of the component Type Conversion Logic. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor was contacted early about a batch of vulnerabilities. His response was "reject" without further explanation. We have not received an elaboration even after asking politely for further details. Currently we assume that the vendor wants to "dispute" the entries which is why they are flagged as such until further details become available. A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 1.14.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function H5T__bit_copy of the component Type Conversion Logic. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor plans to fix this issue in an upcoming release. -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag disputed Added Description A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 1.14.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function H5T__bit_copy of the component Type Conversion Logic. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor was contacted early about a batch of vulnerabilities. His response was "reject" without further explanation. We have not received an elaboration even after asking politely for further details. Currently we assume that the vendor wants to "dispute" the entries which is why they are flagged as such until further details become available. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-122 Added Reference https://github.com/madao123123/crash_report/blob/main/hdf5_poc/hdf5_poc3.md Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299722 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.299722 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.514532
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-2309 is
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