CVE - CVE-2016-4332

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-4332	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The library's failure to check if certain message types support a particular flag, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will cast the structure to an alternative structure and then assign to fields that aren't supported by the message type and the library will write outside the bounds of the heap buffer. This can lead to code execution under the context of the library.
References
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MISC:http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0178/ DEBIAN:DSA-3727 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727 GENTOO:GLSA-201701-13 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 BID:94417 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94417
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20160427	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160427)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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