CVE-2025-7068 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-7068

HDF5 H5FL.c H5FL__malloc memory leak

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.14.6. This issue affects the function H5FL__malloc of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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: July 4th, 2025
Last Modified: July 8th, 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)