Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-4330 is a memory corruption flaw in HDF5 1.8.16 when reading array dimensions from a file. A crafted HDF5 file could trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, with possible arbitrary code execution. Business risk is highest where servers, pipelines, or desktop tools process untrusted HDF5 files. Exposure is likely in scientific, analytics, engineering, imaging, or data-processing systems that use HDF5 1.8.16 directly or through packaged applications. Risk depends on whether untrusted HDF5 files are parsed. Treat as priority remediation where HDF5 handles external data. The impact can be severe, but urgency should be scoped to confirmed HDF5 1.8.16 exposure and file-ingestion paths. Mitigation focus: Inventory applications and packages that include HDF5 1.8.16.; Apply applicable vendor guidance from HDF5, Debian, Gentoo, or your distribution.; Avoid processing untrusted HDF5 files until remediation is confirmed..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201701-13CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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