CVE-2025-6816 (GCVE-0-2025-6816)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-06-28 08:00
Modified
2025-06-30 16:07
CWE
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HDF5 1.14.6. This vulnerability affects the function H5O__fsinfo_encode of the file /src/H5Ofsinfo.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a HDF5 Version: 1.14.6
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