CVE-2025-2925 (GCVE-0-2025-2925)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-28 20:00 – Updated: 2025-07-24 09:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HDF5 H5MM.c H5MM_realloc double free
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function H5MM_realloc of the file src/H5MM.c. The manipulation of the argument mem leads to double free. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-28 20:23 UTC
Assigner
VulDB
CNA
References
4 references
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|---|---|
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| https://vuldb.com/?submit.521193 | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5383 | exploitissue-tracking |
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