First published: Fri Mar 14 2025(Updated: )
A vulnerability was found in HDF5 1.14.6 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function H5MM_strndup of the component Metadata Attribute Decoder. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor plans to fix this issue in an upcoming release.
Credit: cna@vuldb.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
HDF5 |
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
CVE-2025-2310 is classified as critical due to its potential for a heap-based buffer overflow.
To mitigate CVE-2025-2310, update HDF5 to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2025-2310 specifically affects the function H5MM_strndup in the Metadata Attribute Decoder of HDF5.
Yes, exploiting CVE-2025-2310 requires local access to the system.
CVE-2025-2310 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.