CVE-2026-8212

OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWSDfldsrch heap-based overflow

Published: May 9, 2026Updated: Jul 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

5.3MEDIUM

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:LAvailability

Low

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Weaknesses

CWE-119 CWE-122 CWE-125

Affected Products

OSGeo

oss-projectaka gdal, geoserver, mapserver

gdalMixed

OSS Libraries / generic-library

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Workaround Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques

Collection

Initial Access

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References

https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/

github.com

https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd

github.com

https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398

github.com

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