CVE-2016-4333
8.6
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.25%
Description
The HDF5 1.8.16 library allocating space for the array using a value from the file has an impact within the loop for initializing said array allowing a value within the file to modify the loop's terminator. Due to this, an aggressor can cause the loop's index to point outside the bounds of the array when initializing it.
How to fix CVE-2016-4333
To remediate CVE-2016-4333, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/hdf5—upgrade to 1.10.0-patch1+docs-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-4333 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.10.0-patch1+docs-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |