8.6

CVE-2016-4332: hdfgroup hdf5 Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4332DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4332
Published 18-11-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-4332 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in hdfgroup hdf5. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5
DLA-771-1DSA-3727-1MGASA-2016-0425OPENSUSE-SU-2018:1051-1OPENSUSE-SU-2018:1056-1SUSE-SU-2024:0538-1

Timeline

  1. 18-11-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.81% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (talosintelligence.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • hdf5< 1.10.0-patch1+docs-1
Hdfgroup1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • hdf5< 1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1 | < 1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

7 links