CVE-2016-4332

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4332
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-18 20:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001100000 probability, percentile 0.288560000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.6HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hdfgroup Hdf5 1.8.16 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3727-1 hdf5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0178 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.talosintelligence.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
HDF5: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-13) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
HDF5 CVE-2016-4332 Local Heap Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710480 Gentoo Linux HDF5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-13)
  • 755807 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for hdf5 (SUSE-SU-2024:0538-1)

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