netCDF in GDAL 2.4.2 through 3.0.4 has a stack-based buffer overflow in nc4_get_att…
Priority LOW 34CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
netCDF in GDAL 2.4.2 through 3.0.4 has a stack-based buffer overflow in nc4_get_att (called from nc4_get_att_tc and nc_get_att_text) and in uffd_cleanup (called from netCDFDataset::~netCDFDataset and netCDFDataset::~netCDFDataset).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0035 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25050
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-723m-9g33-2g82
References
Patch 4
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Sources
- CVE-2019-25050 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25050 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-723m-9g33-2g82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-25050 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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