HDF5 1.14.6 h5 File H5SM.c H5SM_delete heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in HDF5 1.14.6. The impacted element is the function H5SM_delete of the file H5SM.c of the component h5 File Handler. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-2153. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

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 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared by Chen Lihai and Zhang Yuqing with Xidian University/ZGClab as 5329. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-2153. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

03/10/2025 🔍
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03/21/2025 +11 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 5329
Researcher: Chen Lihai, Zhang Yuqing
Organization: Xidian University/ZGClab
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-2153 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-2153
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299064
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2025 07:54
Updated: 03/21/2025 09:55
Changes: 03/10/2025 07:54 (57), 03/21/2025 09:55 (2)
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Committer: Anonymous User
Cache ID: 216:8EC:103

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #510819: https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5 hfd5 v1.14.6 Heap-based Buffer Overflow (by github.com)

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