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GHSA-R5M4-5VWW-W9F5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-10 00:33 – Updated: 2026-05-29 22:23

Summary

OSGeo gdal has a heap-based buffer overflow

Details

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 commit sha is 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. The affected component should be upgraded.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

1.9 (Low)


                  
                    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

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        "name": "GDAL"
      },
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          "events": [
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              "introduced": "0"
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  ],
  "aliases": [
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  ],
  "database_specific": {
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-29T22:23:28Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-09T23:16:33Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
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  "modified": "2026-05-29T22:23:28Z",
  "published": "2026-05-10T00:33:21Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8212"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gdal/PYSEC-2026-4.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/808127"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429"
    },
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    }
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OSGeo gdal has a heap-based buffer overflow"
}

CVE-2026-8212 (GCVE-0-2026-8212)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-09 22:30 – Updated: 2026-05-11 14:56 X_Open Source

Title

OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWSDfldsrch heap-based overflow

Summary

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.

Severity

4.8 (Medium)


                        
                          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

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-05-11 14:56 UTC

CWE

CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-119 - Memory Corruption

Assigner

VulDB mitre root

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429	vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429/cti	signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/submit/808127	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398	issue-tracking
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-sw…	exploit
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630…	patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1	patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/	product

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
OSGeo	gdal	Affected: 3.13.0dev-4 Unaffected: 3.13.0RC1 cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal::::::::

Credits

biniam (VulDB User)

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PYSEC-2026-4

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-05-09 23:16 - Updated: 2026-05-13 15:31

Details

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.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

Impacted products

Name	purl
gdal	pkg:pypi/gdal

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "gdal",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/gdal"
      }
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-8212",
    "GHSA-r5m4-5vww-w9f5"
  ],
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  "id": "PYSEC-2026-4",
  "modified": "2026-05-13T15:31:52.070Z",
  "published": "2026-05-09T23:16:33.113Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1"
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      "url": "https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read"
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    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd"
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    }
  ]
}

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