HDF5 up to 1.14.6 src/H5HLcache.c H5HL__fl_deserialize free_block heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. This affects the function H5HL__fl_deserialize of the file src/H5HLcache.c. The manipulation of the argument free_block with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-2924. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

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Database Software

Name

HDF5

Version

License

free

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/28/2025 Advisory disclosed
03/28/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/17/2025 +20 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 5382
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-2924 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-2924
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301899
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2025 01:01 PM
Updated: 04/17/2025 03:22 PM
Changes: 03/28/2025 01:01 PM (57), 04/17/2025 03:22 PM (41)
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Cache ID: 18:727:40

Submitinfo

Accepted

Submit #521170: https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5 HDF5 1.14.6 Heap-based Buffer Overflow (by github.com)