CVE-2016-4331 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411 http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.6