A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5FS__sect_link_size of the file src/H5FSsection.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.
History

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Hdfgroup
Hdfgroup hdf5
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Hdfgroup
Hdfgroup hdf5

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 04 Jul 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5FS__sect_link_size of the file src/H5FSsection.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.
Title HDF5 H5FSsection.c H5FS__sect_link_size heap-based overflow
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2025-07-04T21:02:06.876Z

Updated: 2025-07-08T13:38:56.989Z

Reserved: 2025-07-04T12:25:53.498Z

Link: CVE-2025-7069

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-08T13:38:47.966Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-07-04T21:15:23.967

Modified: 2025-07-09T17:39:22.543

Link: CVE-2025-7069

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-07-04T21:02:06Z

Links: CVE-2025-7069 - Bugzilla