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.

CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 47th percentile

Published

2022-08-22

Updated

2025-04-15

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1486

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-25940
• CVE-2022-25943
• CVE-2022-2594
• CVE-2022-25949
• CVE-2022-25937
• CVE-2022-2595