CVE-2025-2913

low-risk

Published 2025-03-28

A vulnerability was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function H5FL__blk_gc_list of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation of the argument H5FL_blk_head_t leads to use after free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Do I need to act?

0.09% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 3.3/10 Low

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Hdf5

Affected Vendors

Hdfgroup

References (4)

Exploit https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5376

Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.301886

Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.301886

Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.520404

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low-risk

Severity 13/34 · Low

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal