CVE-2016-4330
CVSS V2 Medium 6.9
CVSS V3 High 8.6
Description
In the HDF5 1.8.16 library's failure to check if the number of dimensions for an array read from the file is within the bounds of the space allocated for it, a heap-based buffer overflow will occur, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-4330
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-11-18T20:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-11-04T01:29:19
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.6
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0176/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94414 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4330 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4330 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:12:26 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:06:25 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:25 | 2016-11-18T20:59Z | 2016-11-18T20:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:25 | 2017-11-04T01:29:19 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:25 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |