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DEBIAN-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 space allocated...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
hdf5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.10.0-patch1+docs-1"}]}]
Debian:13
hdf5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.10.0-patch1+docs-1"}]}]
Debian:14
hdf5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.10.0-patch1+docs-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org