# CVE-2025-29480: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gdal 3.10.2 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the OGRSpatialReference::Release funct

- Also known as: PYSEC-2025-117, BIT-GDAL-2025-29480
- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-04-07 · Updated: 2025-07-24

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- gdal (PyPI): through 3.10.2-NA

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/lmarch2/poc/blob/main/gdal/gdal.md
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/12188#issuecomment-2847873794

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