Is CVE-2022-25942 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-25942 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-25942?

CVE-2022-25942 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-25942?

CVE-2022-25942 has an EPSS score of 0.58% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25942?

Upgrade hdf5 on debian 13 to 1.10.10+repack-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-25942

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

hdf5Debian

Fixed in:1.10.10+repack-1CVE-2022-25942

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

talosintelligence.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.