Description
A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This issue affects the function SWnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Such manipulation of the argument DimensionName leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 3.12.4RC1 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 9491e794f1757f08063ea2f7a274ad2994afa636. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Affected products
osgeo: gdal
References10
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14356 ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14356 ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/9491e794f1757f08063ea2f7a274ad2994… Patch
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/pull/14361 Issue TrackingPatch
- github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swinqdims_bof ExploitThird Party Advisory
- vuldb.com/submit/808038 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/submit/808038 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/ Product
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.12.4RC1 Release Notes
- vuldb.com/vuln/361839 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
1.9
LOW
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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 — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 15 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-119CWE-122
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