CVE-2016-4330

Published: Nov 18, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

8.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 6.0

Source: NVD

Description

In the HDF5 1.8.16 library's failure to check if the number of dimensions for an array read from the file is within the bounds of the space allocated for it, a heap-based buffer overflow will occur, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Affected (1)

Products: Hdfgroup: Hdf5

Hdfgroup

1 product

Hdf5

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Hdfgroup Hdf5	Version 1.8.16

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94414

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0176/

Source: cret@cert.org

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94414

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0176/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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