vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-4331): hdf5 vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 18, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 18, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-hdf5
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