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CVE-2016-4332

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CVE-2016-4332

Published: Nov 18, 2016

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

94417
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201701-13
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-3727
vendor-advisory
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