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Debian DSA-3727-1 : hdf5 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 95414

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Cisco Talos discovered that hdf5, a file format and library for storing scientific data, contained several vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution when handling untrusted data.

Solution

Upgrade the hdf5 packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.13+docs-15+deb8u1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845301

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/hdf5

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95414

File Name: debian_DSA-3727.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/1/2016

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4333

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:hdf5, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2016

Reference Information

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

DSA: 3727