Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.14.6. This issue affects the function H5FL__malloc of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.314903
Permissions Required signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.314903
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.602537
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory issue-tracking
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5578
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
9.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-401
CWE-404
Status
published
Products (1)
hdfgroup/hdf5
1.14.6
Published
Jul 04, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026