CVE-2016-4331
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4331 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-11-18 20:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-11-04 01:29:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-787
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0177 | MISC | www.talosintelligence.com | Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
| HDF5: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-13) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| HDF5 CVE-2016-4331 Local Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3727-1 hdf5 | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710480 Gentoo Linux HDF5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-13)