Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting hdf5 package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-HDF5-5042975
- published26 Mar 2023
- disclosed15 Nov 2016
Introduced: 15 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-4330 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 hdf5.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hdf5 package and not the hdf5 package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the HDF5 1.8.16 library's failure to check if the number of dimensions for an array read from the file is within the bounds of the space allocated for it, a heap-based buffer overflow will occur, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.