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Echo: netcdf: security update to 1:4.9.3-1+e1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457956

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2025-14933)

Solution

Update the netcdf library and its related packages to version 1:4.9.3-1+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-14933

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 457956

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14933

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14933