Upstream information

CVE-2016-4333 at MITRE

Description

The HDF5 1.8.16 library allocating space for the array using a value from the file has an impact within the loop for initializing said array allowing a value within the file to modify the loop's terminator. Due to this, an aggressor can cause the loop's index to point outside the bounds of the array when initializing it.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 6.9 4.1
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local Local
Access Complexity Medium Medium
Authentication None Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete Partial
Integrity Impact Complete Partial
Availability Impact Complete Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 8.6
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1011198 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Package Hub 12
  • hdf5 >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • hdf5-devel >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • hdf5-devel-data >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • hdf5-devel-static >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • hdf5-examples >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • hdf5-openmpi >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • hdf5-openmpi-devel >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • hdf5-openmpi-devel-static >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5-10 >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5-10-openmpi >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5_cpp12 >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5_fortran10 >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5_fortran10-openmpi >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5_hl10 >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5_hl10-openmpi >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5_hl_cpp11 >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5hl_fortran10 >= 1.8.17-5.1
  • libhdf5hl_fortran10-openmpi >= 1.8.17-5.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2018-392


Status of this issue by product and package

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Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 hdf5 Ignore
SUSE Package Hub 12 hdf5 Released


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Sat Nov 19 00:15:26 2016
CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 17:11:09 2023