CVE-2025-29476 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in the C-Blosc2 library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted compressed data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-29476?

CVE-2025-29476 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in compress_chunk_fuzzer with oss-fuzz on commit 16450518afddcb3139de627157208e49bfef6987 in c-blosc2 v.2.17.0 and before.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29476?

How do I fix CVE-2025-29476?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2025-29476 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-29476 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29476, GHSA-p53h-9vwh-rvvp, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-29476.

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