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GLSA-201701-13 : HDF5: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 96244

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-13 (HDF5: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities have been discovered in HDF5. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process via a maliciously crafted database file.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All HDF5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sci-libs/hdf5-1.8.18'

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96244

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-13.nasl

Version: 3.2

Type: local

Published: 1/3/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:hdf5, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/2/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4330, CVE-2016-4331, CVE-2016-4332, CVE-2016-4333

GLSA: 201701-13