CVE-2022-25972
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 22, 2022 at 06:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsHDF5HDF5
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC
Description
An out-of-bounds write 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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1485Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/pull/4786SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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