8.6high
CVE-2016-4331
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 w…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.6
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 56%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
- talosintelligence.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0177/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94411 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-13 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3727 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4331
- NVD: CVE-2016-4331
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