CVE-2016-4331 - When decoding data out of a dataset encoded with the H5Z_NBIT decoding, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will

CVE-2016-4331

Summary

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

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13

Vulnerable Configurations

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

CVSS

Base:	6.9 (as of 04-11-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-787

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	MEDIUM	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

cvss-vector via4

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

refmap via4

bid	94411
debian	DSA-3727
gentoo	GLSA-201701-13
misc	http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/

Last major update

04-11-2017 - 01:29

Published

18-11-2016 - 20:59

Last modified

04-11-2017 - 01:29