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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.3

CVE-2026-8212 json

OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWSDfldsrch heap-based overflow

published 2026-05-09 6 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 59 d ago also BIT-gdal-2026-8212 , EUVD-2026-28948 , GHSA-r5m4-5vww-w9f5 , JLSEC-2026-771 , PYSEC-2026-4

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SWSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 addresses this issue. This patch is called 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. The affected component should be upgraded.

Patch / fix

  • pypi gdal 3.13.0RC1
  • bitnami gdal 3.13.0
  • julia GDAL_jll 305.1300.0+0
  • OSGeo gdal 3.13.0RC1
  • gdal Debian 14 3.13.0+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8212

  • gdal Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm3
  • gdal Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • gdal Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2.2.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • gdal Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 3.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • gdal Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS 3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • gdal Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3+esm1
  • gdal Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS 3.12.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8212

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
5 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/submit/808127 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 4.8 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
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 5.3 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
CNA 2.0 4.3 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
GitHub 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 4.0 1.9 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
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 2.0 4.3 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
OSV 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi gdal
<3.13.0RC1
3.13.0RC1
bitnami gdal
<3.13.0
3.13.0
julia GDAL_jll
<305.1300.0+0
305.1300.0+0

Affected products

  • OSGeo gdal

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References

Sources

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