CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HDF5 1.8.16 (Database Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Message Type Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The library's failure to check if certain message types support a particular flag, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will cast the structure to an alternative structure and then assign to fields that aren't supported by the message type and the library will write outside the bounds of the heap buffer. This can lead to code execution under the context of the library.
The bug was discovered 11/17/2016. The weakness was shared 11/18/2016 by Cisco with Cisco Talos (Website). The advisory is shared for download at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4332 since 04/27/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95414 (Debian DSA-3727-1 : hdf5 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175897 (Debian Security Update for hdf5 (DSA 3727-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95414). The entries 93662, 93663 and 93665 are related to this item.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 95414
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3727-1 : hdf5 - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703727
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3727-1 (hdf5 - security update)
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Timeline
04/27/2016 🔍11/17/2016 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: talosintelligence.comResearcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2016-4332 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 94417 - HDF5 CVE-2016-4332 Local Heap Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 11/19/2016 08:59Updated: 06/03/2019 09:55
Changes: 11/19/2016 08:59 (68), 06/03/2019 09:55 (15)
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