CVE-2025-6516

EUVD-2025-18903
A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function H5F_addr_decode_len of the file /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.3 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
VulDBCNA
5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 11%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
hdfgrouphdf5
𝑥
≤ 1.14.6
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
hdf5
bookworm
unimportant
bullseye
unimportant
forky
unimportant
sid
unimportant
trixie
unimportant
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
hdf5
bionic
not-affected
focal
needed
jammy
needed
noble
needed
oracular
ignored
plucky
ignored
questing
needed
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected