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CVE-2016-4331 Details

Description

When decoding data out of a dataset encoded with the H5Z_NBIT decoding, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will fail to ensure that the precision is within the bounds of the size leading to arbitrary code execution.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.6 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411 CVE
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/ CVEExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
hdfgroup hdf5
1.8.16

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4331
NVD Published Date:
Nov 18, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-4331 Details - Not Deferred