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CVE-2025-7068: HDF5 H5FL.c H5FL__malloc memory leak

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-07-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.14.6. This issue affects the function H5FL__malloc of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Affected products

• HDF5: 1.14.6

References

• https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5578
• https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20623530/hdf5_crash_10.txt
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.314903
• https://vuldb.com/?id.314903
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.602537
• https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5578

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