Description
NSF Unidata NetCDF-C NC Variable Integer 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 NC variables. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27266.
Published: 2025-12-23
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

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

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NSF Unidata NetCDF-C NC Variable Integer 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 NC variables. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27266.
Title NSF Unidata NetCDF-C NC Variable Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-190
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'}


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Nsf Unidata Netcdf-c
Unidata Netcdf
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-26T19:33:58.950Z

Reserved: 2025-12-18T20:56:01.434Z

Link: CVE-2025-14933

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-26T19:33:56.362Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-23T21:15:48.757

Modified: 2026-01-13T20:59:33.413

Link: CVE-2025-14933

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-24T11:51:26Z

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