Description
A flaw has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SWSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 addresses this issue. This patch is called 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. The affected component should be upgraded.
Affected products
osgeo: gdal
References8
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfcc… Patch
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398 ExploitIssue TrackingMitigationPatch
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1 PatchRelease Notes
- github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read ExploitThird Party Advisory
- vuldb.com/submit/808127 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/ Product
- vuldb.com/vuln/362429 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/vuln/362429/cti Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 11 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-119CWE-122CWE-125
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