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CVE-2016-4330
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…
High8.6EPSS 0.80%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.80% · top 43% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0176/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 94414 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-3727 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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