Bug 2373902 (CVE-2025-6270)

Summary: CVE-2025-6270 hdf5: HDF5 heap-based overflow
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: bbrownin
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A vulnerability was found in the H5FS__sect_find_node function of the H5FSsection.c file in HDF5. Manipulation of input could lead to a heap based buffer overflow. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires local system access.
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Bug Depends On: 2374077, 2374079, 2374085, 2374087, 2374081, 2374083    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-06-19 17:01:12 UTC 
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. Affected by this issue is the function H5FS__sect_find_node of the file H5FSsection.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.