CVE-2025-2308

NameCVE-2025-2308
DescriptionA vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. This affects the function H5Z__scaleoffset_decompress_one_byte of the component Scale-Offset Filter. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor plans to fix this issue in an upcoming release.
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Debian Bugs1103542

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
hdf5 (PTS)bullseye1.10.6+repack-4+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm1.10.8+repack1-1vulnerable
sid, trixie1.14.5+repack-3vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
hdf5source(unstable)(unfixed)1103542

Notes

[trixie] - hdf5 <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bookworm] - hdf5 <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
https://github.com/madao123123/crash_report/blob/main/hdf5_poc/hdf5_poc2.md

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