Buffer overflow in Nsf Unidata Netcdf-C
CVE-2025-14932
NSF Unidata NetCDF-C Time Unit Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NSF Unidata NetCDF-C. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of time units. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27273.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (24.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nsf Unidata Netcdf-c — versions dbe0cbb9ff3f706009cf4ee011adf3e58d8a81c1
- Unidata Netcdf
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14932?
- CVE-2025-14932 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nsf Unidata Netcdf-C, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14932?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.