CVE-2025-6269
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function H5C__reconstruct_cache_entry of the file H5Cimage.c. 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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.1–5.3
ssvc
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affected products (9)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-2907Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (HDF5 ): Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2025-12-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, was möglicherweise die Ausführung von beliebigem Code oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand ermöglicht.
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sources
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references (16)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-6269cnnvd
- https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5579cnnvd
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20626503/reproduce.tar.gzcnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.313273cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?id.313273cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.592587cnnvd
- https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5579enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20626503/reproduce.tar.gzenisa_euvd
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