UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4330

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4330
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4330.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4330
Upstream
Published
2016-11-18T20:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:44Z
Severity
  • 8.6 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In the HDF5 1.8.16 library's failure to check if the number of dimensions for an array read from the file is within the bounds of the space allocated for it, a heap-based buffer overflow will occur, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / hdf5

Package

Name
hdf5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hdf5@1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.11-3ubuntu1
1.8.11-5ubuntu1
1.8.11-5ubuntu2
1.8.11-5ubuntu6
1.8.11-5ubuntu7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "hdf5-helpers",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "hdf5-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-7",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-mpi-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-mpich2-7",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-mpich2-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-openmpi-7",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-openmpi-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-serial-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.11-5ubuntu7.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / hdf5

Package

Name
hdf5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hdf5@1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.8.15-patch1+docs-4
1.8.15-patch1+docs-5
1.8.16+docs-1
1.8.16+docs-2
1.8.16+docs-3
1.8.16+docs-3ubuntu1
1.8.16+docs-4
1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "hdf5-helpers",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "hdf5-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-10",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-cpp-11",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-mpi-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-mpich-10",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-mpich-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-openmpi-10",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-openmpi-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libhdf5-serial-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16+docs-4ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}