OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWnentries heap-based overflow

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-8086
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-07 19:16:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-08 19:04:48 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 1.9 LOW from [email protected]

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: 0.000120000 probability, percentile 0.018270000 (date 2026-05-08)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-122 | CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow | CWE-119 Memory Corruption

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary1.9LOWCVSS: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/C...
4.0CNADECLARED4.8MEDIUMCVSS: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
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
3.0CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Secondary4.3AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED4.3AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

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

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Osgeo Gdal 3.13.0 beta1 All All
Application Osgeo Gdal 3.13.0 beta2 All All
Application Osgeo Gdal All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA OSGeo Gdal affected 3.13.0dev-4 Not specified
CNA OSGeo Gdal unaffected 3.12.4RC1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swinqdims_bof [email protected] github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
vuldb.com/submit/808038 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 vuldb.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/9491e794f1757f08063ea2f7a274ad2994afa636 [email protected] github.com Patch
vuldb.com/vuln/361839/cti [email protected] vuldb.com Permissions Required, VDB Entry
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14356 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
vuldb.com/vuln/361839 [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.12.4RC1 [email protected] github.com Release Notes
github.com/OSGeo/gdal [email protected] github.com Product
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/pull/14361 [email protected] github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: biniam (VulDB User) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-05-07T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2026-05-07T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2026-05-07T14:39:32.000ZVulDB entry last update
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