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 within the bounds of the size leading to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3.0

8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 53th percentile

Published

2016-11-18

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-4330
• CVE-2016-4332
• CVE-2016-4329
• CVE-2016-4333
• CVE-2016-4327
• CVE-2016-4335