CVE-2022-25972
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
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affected products (7)
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references (6)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-25972/cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1485cnnvd
- https://www.hdfgroup.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1485enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/pull/4786nvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1485ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisorynvd
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