CVE-2025-2153

Name: CVE-2025-2153
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-10T14:15:26.737+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 2.3/10EPSS 0.46%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-2153 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5SM_delete of the file H5SM.c of the component h5 File Handler. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function H5SM_delete of the file H5SM.c of the component h5 File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 4.0

2.3/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.46%

36.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hdfgroup	Hdf5	1.14.6

References

https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5329Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://github.com/sae-as-me/Crashes/raw/refs/heads/main/hdf5/h5_extended_crash.h5Exploit
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299064Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.299064Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.510819Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Mar 10, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-2153?

How severe is CVE-2025-2153?

CVE-2025-2153 has a CVSS score of 2.3/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2153?

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Source: NVD / NIST