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CVE-2025-2924

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. This affects the function H5HL__fl_deserialize of the file src/H5HLcache.c. The manipulation of the argument free_block 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.

Score
1.9 low
Published
2025-03-28
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (3)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
science/hdf5hdf51.12.2_2,1unaddressedsunpoet@FreeBSD.org
science/hdf5-110hdf5-1101.10.11unaddressedsunpoet@FreeBSD.org
science/hdf5-18hdf5-181.8.23unaddressedthierry@FreeBSD.org

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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, which was classified as problematic, was found in
	HDF5 up to 1.14.6. This affects the function H5HL__fl_deserialize of
	the file src/H5HLcache.c. The manipulation of the argument free_block
	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.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2025-2924</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2924</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2025-03-28</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>