CVE - CVE-2025-6856

CVE-ID
CVE-2025-6856	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5FL__reg_gc_list of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation leads to use after free. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
References
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MISC:Submit #602528 \| HDFGroup HDF5 hdf5 1.14.6 (commit 17c16b6) Use After Free URL:https://vuldb.com/?submit.602528 MISC:VDB-314328 \| CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) URL:https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.314328 MISC:VDB-314328 \| HDF5 H5FL.c H5FL__reg_gc_list use after free URL:https://vuldb.com/?id.314328 MISC:https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5574 URL:https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5574 MISC:https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20623417/hdf5_crash_6.txt URL:https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20623417/hdf5_crash_6.txt
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Date Record Created
20250628	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20250628)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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