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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade hdf5 | Dec 1, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade hdf5Upgrade hdf5-18 | Jan 10, 2017 | Jan 9, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sci-libs/hdf5. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 18, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade hdf5-devel-staticUpgrade libhdf5_hl10-openmpiUpgrade hdf5-devel-dataUpgrade libhdf5-10Upgrade hdf5-openmpiUpgrade libhdf5_hl_cpp11Upgrade libhdf5hl_fortran10-openmpiUpgrade libhdf5_cpp12Upgrade libhdf5_fortran10Upgrade hdf5-develUpgrade libhdf5_fortran10-openmpiUpgrade libhdf5hl_fortran10Upgrade libhdf5_hl10Upgrade hdf5-openmpi-devel-staticUpgrade libhdf5-10-openmpiUpgrade hdf5Upgrade hdf5-examplesUpgrade hdf5-openmpi-devel | Apr 25, 2018 | Nov 18, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade hdf5 | Nov 19, 2024 | Nov 18, 2016 |
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