CVE-2025-14932: NSF Unidata NetCDF-C Time Unit Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability…

CVE-2025-14932 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2025-12-23

NSF Unidata NetCDF-C Time Unit Stack-based Buffer 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 time units. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27273.

Technologies: Unidata Netcdf. Vendors: Unidata.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-14932 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-14932 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-14932?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 23 December 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Unidata Netcdf. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-14932?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-14932?
Check whether you run Unidata Netcdf. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Unidata Netcdf

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