CVE-2016-4331

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/ exploit third party advisory technical description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4331?
CVE-2016-4331 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4331?
To fix CVE-2016-4331, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4331 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4331 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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