5.5

CVE-2025-29480: osgeo gdal Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesPYSEC-2025-117BIT-gdal-2025-29480UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29480
Published 07-04-2025Last modified 24-07-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-29480 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in osgeo gdal. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 07-04-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-07-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gdal 3.10.2 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the OGRSpatialReference::Release function. NOTE: the Supplier indicates that the report is invalid and could not be reproduced.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Poc

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • gdalAll versions (No fix recorded)
Osgeo1 product
PyPI1 product
  • gdal≤ 3.10.2-NA
Ubuntu1 product
  • gdalAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

6 links