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CVE-2026-86095 (GCVE-0-2026-86095)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-04 22:38 – Updated: 2026-09-04 22:38

Title

Unidata netcdf-c through 4.10.1 Out-of-bounds Write via Oversized HDF5 Attribute Name

Summary

Unidata netcdf-c through 4.10.1 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in NC4_HDF5_inq_attname() that copies HDF5 attribute names into a fixed 256-byte buffer without length validation. Attackers can craft HDF5 files with oversized attribute names to overflow the destination buffer, causing memory corruption and crashes when applications enumerate attribute names.

Severity

8.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7.8 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c	product
https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/blob/v4.10.1/…	technical-description
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unidata-netc…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Unidata	netcdf-c	Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.10.1 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:unidata:netcdf::::::::

Credits

Michael Holmquist

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FKIE_CVE-2026-86095

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-04 23:18 - Updated: 2026-09-04 23:18

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/blob/v4.10.1/libhdf5/hdf5attr.c
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unidata-netcdf-c-through-4.10.1-out-of-bounds-write-via-oversized-hdf5-attribute-name

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-MM3M-JP7W-CJ3M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-05 00:31 – Updated: 2026-09-05 00:31

Details

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

8.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "modified": "2026-09-05T00:31:06Z",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-86095 (GCVE-0-2026-86095)

FKIE_CVE-2026-86095

GHSA-MM3M-JP7W-CJ3M

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