CVE-2022-25942 HIGH

CVE-2022-25942

Vendor Hdf5 Group
Product libhdf5
Weakness CWE-125
Published August 22, 2022
Last update April 15, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An out-of-bounds read 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 22, 2022 CVE published
April 15, 2025 Record updated