CVE-2016-4333

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4333
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-18 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-04 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe HDF5 1.8.16 library allocating space for the array using a value from the file has an impact within the loop for initializing said array allowing a value within the file to modify the loop's terminator. Due to this, an aggressor can cause the loop's index to point outside the bounds of the array when initializing it.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hdfgroup Hdf5 1.8.16 All All All
Application Hdfgroup Hdf5 1.8.16 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
HDF5 CVE-2016-4333 Local Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
HDF5: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-13) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0179 MISC www.talosintelligence.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
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

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710480 Gentoo Linux HDF5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-13)
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