NSF Unidata NetCDF-C Attribute Name Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NSF Unidata NetCDF-C. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of attribute names. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27269.

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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Unidata
Unidata netcdf
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:unidata:netcdf:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Unidata
Unidata netcdf

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nsf Unidata
Nsf Unidata netcdf-c
Vendors & Products Nsf Unidata
Nsf Unidata netcdf-c

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Description NSF Unidata NetCDF-C Attribute Name Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NSF Unidata NetCDF-C. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of attribute names. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27269.
Title NSF Unidata NetCDF-C Attribute Name Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-26T16:09:47.995Z

Reserved: 2025-12-18T20:56:12.126Z

Link: CVE-2025-14936

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-26T16:09:44.674Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-23T21:15:49.190

Modified: 2026-01-13T21:00:28.343

Link: CVE-2025-14936

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-24T11:51:40Z

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