CVE-2016-4331 describes an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the HDF5 1.8.16 library. This flaw occurs during the decoding of H5Z_NBIT encoded data, where the library fails to validate precision against size bounds. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hdfgroup:hdf5:1.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.