Description
A security flaw has been discovered in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Impacted is the function GDnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument DataFieldName results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is named 184f77dbcc74118c062c05e464c88161d3c37b9b. You should upgrade the affected component.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Vdb Entry, Technical Description vdb-entry
technical-description
VDB-361840 | OSGeo gdal GDapi.c GDnentries heap-based overflow
https://vuldb.com/vuln/361840
Signature, Permissions Required signature
permissions-required
VDB-361840 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)
https://vuldb.com/vuln/361840/cti
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
Submit #808039 | OSGeo GDAL 3.13.0dev Heap-based Buffer Overflow
https://vuldb.com/submit/808039
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14363
Exploit exploit
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-gdinqfields_bof
Product product
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
6.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-122
Status
published
Products (5)
osgeo/gdal
3.13.0 beta1 (2 CPE variants)
osgeo/gdal
< 3.12.4
OSGeo/gdal
3.13.0RC1
OSGeo/gdal
3.13.0dev-4
pypi/GDAL
0 - 3.13.0PyPI
Published
May 07, 2026
Tracked Since
May 08, 2026