CVE-2016-4331
CVSS V2 Medium 6.9
CVSS V3 High 8.6
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-4331
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-11-18T20:59:02
- 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-2016-0177/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411 | |
| 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-2016-4331 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4331 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:12:26 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:06:27 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:27 | 2016-11-18T20:59Z | 2016-11-18T20:59:02 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:27 | 2017-11-04T01:29:19 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:27 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |