Improper Input Validation Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.10.0-patch1+docs-1
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- published18 Nov 2016
- disclosed18 Nov 2016
Introduced: 18 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-4332 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable hdf5 to version 1.10.0-patch1+docs-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hdf5 package and not the hdf5 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
The library's failure to check if certain message types support a particular flag, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will cast the structure to an alternative structure and then assign to fields that aren't supported by the message type and the library will write outside the bounds of the heap buffer. This can lead to code execution under the context of the library.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0178/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94417
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4332