CVE-2025-2913 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting HDF5 versions up to 1.14.6, specifically within the H5FL__blk_gc_list function in src/H5FL.c. This flaw can be triggered by manipulating the H5FL_blk_head_t argument. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), nor are there any known Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low current attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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