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critical 9.4

CVE-2026-4738 json

GDAL Bundled zlib (inftree9.c) Pointer Offset Optimization Undefined Behavior Allows Heap Corruption or Remote Code Execution

published 7mo ago modified last mo. also BIT-gdal-2026-4738 , EUVD-2026-14706 , GHSA-hp6p-5qh5-w9fj , JLSEC-2026-288

cvss
9.4
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in OSGeo gdal (frmts/zlib/contrib/infback9 modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inftree9.C‎.

This issue affects gdal: before 3.11.0.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami gdal 3.11.0
  • julia GDAL_jll 303.1100.0+0
  • osgeo gdal 3.11.0
  • gdal Debian 14 3.11.3+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4738

  • zlib Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 1.4-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-4738

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
7mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 9.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber
CNA 4.0 9.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami gdal
<3.11.0
3.11.0
julia GDAL_jll
<303.1100.0+0
303.1100.0+0

Affected products

  • OSGeo gdal

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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