CVE-2025-2153

low-risk
Published 2025-03-10

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 leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Do I need to act?

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0.23% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.0/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Hdfgroup

References (5)

Exploit https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5329
Exploit https://github.com/sae-as-me/Crashes/raw/refs/heads/main/hdf5/h5_extended_crash....
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299064
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.299064
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.510819
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal