What is CVE-2022-25942?

CVE-2022-25942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hdf5 Group Libhdf5, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-25942?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Hdf5 Group Libhdf5

CVE-2022-25942

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hdf5 Group Libhdf5 — versions 1.10.4
Hdfgroup Hdf5 — versions 1.10.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25942?: CVE-2022-25942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hdf5 Group Libhdf5, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-25942?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.