CVE details
CVE-2025-2915
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. This vulnerability affects the function H5F__accum_free of the file src/H5Faccum.c. The manipulation of the argument overlap_size leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Affected ports (3)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| science/hdf5 | hdf5 | 1.12.2_2,1 | unaddressed | sunpoet@FreeBSD.org |
| science/hdf5-110 | hdf5-110 | 1.10.11 | unaddressed | sunpoet@FreeBSD.org |
| science/hdf5-18 | hdf5-18 | 1.8.23 | unaddressed | thierry@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>hdf5</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>hdf5-110</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>hdf5-18</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HDF5 up to
1.14.6. This vulnerability affects the function H5F__accum_free of the
file src/H5Faccum.c. The manipulation of the argument overlap_size
leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a
requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be
used.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2025-2915</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2915</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2025-03-28</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>