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CVE-2016-4333

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

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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

The 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.

Affected (1)

Products: Hdfgroup: Hdf5
Hdfgroup
1 product
Hdf5
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
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)

Source: cret@cert.org
Source: cret@cert.org
Source: cret@cert.org
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: cret@cert.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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