CVE-2022-25972 (GCVE-0-2022-25972)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-22 18:21 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-05 14:56 UTC
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_repor… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/pull/4786 |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDF5 Group | libhdf5 |
Affected:
1.10.4
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-08-16 00:00
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