Medium severity · published Mar 28, 2025
CVE-2025-2925
HDF5 H5MM.c H5MM_realloc double free
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function H5MM_realloc of the file src/H5MM.c. The manipulation of the argument mem leads to double free. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HD
HDF5 ·
1.14.0; 1.14.1; 1.14.2; 1.14.3; 1.14.4; 1.14.5; +1 more · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2925
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2925
Exploit
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5383
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.301900
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.301900
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.521193
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