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CVE-2016-4332 Details

Description

The library's failure to check if certain message types support a particular flag, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will cast the structure to an alternative structure and then assign to fields that aren't supported by the message type and the library will write outside the bounds of the heap buffer. This can lead to code execution under the context of the library.

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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/94417 CVE
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0178/ CVEExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[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-2016-4332
NVD Published Date:
Nov 18, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-4332 Details - Not Deferred