CVE-2016-4332

The library's failure to check if certain message types support a particular flag, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will cast the structure to an alternative structure and then assign to fields that aren't supported by the message type and the library will write outside the bounds of the heap buffer. This can lead to code execution under the context of the library.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8.6 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
certccCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 23%
VendorProductVersion
hdfgrouphdf5
1.8.16
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
hdf5
bullseye
1.10.6+repack-4+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
1.10.8+repack1-1
fixed
sid
1.10.10+repack-4
fixed
trixie
1.10.10+repack-4
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
hdf5
bionic
not-affected
artful
ignored
zesty
ignored
yakkety
ignored
xenial
Fixed 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1
released
trusty
Fixed 1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1
released
precise
ignored