CVE-2025-6817 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Hdf5

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionCWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseCWE-416 — Use After Free7 documents6 sources
Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.21%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Hdfgroup Hdf5Debian Hdf5Msrc Azl3 Hdf5 1.14.4.3-1 ON Azure Linux 3.0+4 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 28

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.14.6. This issue affects the function H5C__load_entry of the file /src/H5Centry.c. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Packages7 packages

▶debiandebian/hdf5
▶NVDhdfgroup/hdf51.14.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2025-6817: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1↗2025-06-28
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GHSA
GHSA-wg8f-wjx8-3m3m: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1↗2025-06-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Red Hat
hdf5: HDF5 Resource Consumption Vulnerability↗2025-06-28
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Microsoft
HDF5 H5Centry.c H5C__load_entry resource consumption↗2025-06-10
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Debian
CVE-2025-6817: hdf5 - A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.1...↗2025
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Microsoft
Use-after-free in Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component↗2023-12-12
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