CVE-2016-4331

HIGH

HDF5 1.8.16 - Out-of-bounds Write in H5Z_NBIT Decoding

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0076
EPSS Percentile 51.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
hdfgroup/hdf5 1.8.16
Published Nov 18, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026