CVE-2016-4332
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4332 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-20
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0178 | MISC | www.talosintelligence.com | Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
| HDF5 CVE-2016-4332 Local Heap Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| HDF5: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-13) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| 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.