CVE-2025-6816
low
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS v2
1.7
VIR risk
3.3
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HDF5 1.14.6. This vulnerability affects the function H5O__fsinfo_encode of the file /src/H5Ofsinfo.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. 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-2025-6816.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-6816
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 | 1.14.6 | |
References
- https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5571
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20623354/hdf5_crash_3.txt
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.314254
- https://vuldb.com/?id.314254
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.602291
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-6816
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6816.html
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-122
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.