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Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2025-6857

Low
1.9/10

Summary

A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function "H5G__node_cmp3" of the file "src/H5Gnode.c". The manipulation leads to Stack-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.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow

A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published