CVE-2016-4331

high

Description

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

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-11-18

Updated: 2017-11-04

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.6

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

Severity: High