# CVE-2025-29480: PYSEC-2025-117 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gdal 3.10.2 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-29480-pysec-2025-117-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-gdal-3-10-2  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-04-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-29480 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-04-07

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.

Technologies: [GDAL (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gdal). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-29480 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-29480 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-29480?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 April 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** GDAL (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.10.2-NA.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-29480?** 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-2025-29480?** Check whether you run GDAL (PyPI) at an affected version. 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

- GDAL (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.10.2-NA

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-29480
- PYSEC-2025-117

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