What is CVE-2025-7068?

CVE-2025-7068 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-07-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-7068?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5

CVE-2025-7068

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Hdfgroup Hdf5 — versions 1.14.6
N/a Hdf5 — versions 1.14.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required)
cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7068?: CVE-2025-7068 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hdfgroup Hdf5, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-07-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-7068?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.