CVE-2016-4332
CVSS V2 Medium 6.9
CVSS V3 High 8.6
Description
The library's failure to check if certain message types support a particular flag, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will cast the structure to an alternative structure and then assign to fields that aren't supported by the message type and the library will write outside the bounds of the heap buffer. This can lead to code execution under the context of the library.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-4332
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-11-18T20:59:03
- 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-2016-0178/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94417 | |
| 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-2016-4332 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4332 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:12:26 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:06:30 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:30 | 2016-11-18T20:59Z | 2016-11-18T20:59:03 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:30 | 2017-11-04T01:29:19 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:30 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |