HDF5 1.8.16 Library Vulnerability: Array Initialization Loop Index Out-of-Bounds Modification

CVE-2016-4333 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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.

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