CVE-2025-6857 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-6857

HDF5 H5Gnode.c H5G__node_cmp3 stack-based overflow

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 1.14.6 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • JJLeo (VulDB User)

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

HDF5
Vulnerable Versions:
1.14.6

Timeline

Official Publish: June 29th, 2025
Last Modified: June 30th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Weaknesses (CWE)