CVE-2016-4331 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00139.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Hdfgroup	Hdf5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-771-1	hdf5 security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3727-1	hdf5 security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5331	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4331
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4331

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2016-11-18T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:25:14.505Z

Reserved: 2016-04-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4331

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-11-18T20:59:02.240

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-4331

Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4331 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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