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.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
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| https://vuldb.com/?id.314328 | vdb entry technical description third party advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.314328 | signature permissions required |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.602528 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5574 | exploit third party advisory issue tracking |
| https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20623417/hdf5_crash_6.txt | exploit |