CVE-2025-2914
low
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS v2
1.7
VIR risk
3.3
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. This affects the function H5FS__sinfo_Srialize_Sct_cb of the file src/H5FScache.c. The manipulation of the argument sect 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2914.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-2914
Vendor advisory: cna@vuldb.com — https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5379
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| sles | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | {"endIncluding":"1.14.6"} | |
References
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-122 CWE-787
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.