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01 Record

CVE-2016-4331

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: certcc
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.76% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 54.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-11-18 20:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 00:25Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-04-27
Assigning CNA
certcc
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
  • CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant
Data version
5.1
Document digest
07a72f27565c1d49645ffc335444973dd8bebd5771da8dbc60fc985617725013

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
hdfgrouphdf5Not specified—
redhatopenshiftNot specified—
redhatopenstackNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • hdf5
    Fixed in 1.10.0-patch1+docs-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • hdf5
    Fixed in 1.10.0-patch1+docs-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • hdf5
    Fixed in 1.10.0-patch1+docs-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • hdf5
    Fixed in 1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • hdf5
    Fixed in 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.