#VU12152 Heap-based buffer overflow in HDF5 - CVE-2016-4330
Published: April 25, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12152
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4330
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
HDF5
HDF5
Software vendor:
HDF Group
HDF Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the 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 local attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to the 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 local attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.