Heap-based Buffer Overflow in HDF5 1.8.16 Library

CVE-2016-4330 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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