Out-of-bounds Write Affecting hdf5 package, versions <1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1
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- published18 Nov 2016
- disclosed18 Nov 2016
Introduced: 18 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-4331 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 hdf5 to version 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4331
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4331
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411