CVE-2016-4333

high

Description

The HDF5 1.8.16 library allocating space for the array using a value from the file has an impact within the loop for initializing said array allowing a value within the file to modify the loop's terminator. Due to this, an aggressor can cause the loop's index to point outside the bounds of the array when initializing it.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94416

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-11-18

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.6

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

Severity: High