hdf5: H5Z_NBIT heap buffer overflow
Published Nov 18, 2016
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.76%
Description
When decoding data out of a dataset encoded with the H5Z_NBIT decoding, the HDF5 1.8.16 library will fail to ensure that the precision is within the bounds of the size leading to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
hdf5
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
hdf5
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
hdf5
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
hdf5
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
hdf5
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
hdf5
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | hdf5 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | hdf5 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00762) | 53.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00762) | 50.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 26.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 59.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 59.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 57.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 75.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 75.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 73.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 52.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/ x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4331 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397704 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4331
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4331
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94411 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0177/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4331 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397704 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4331 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4331 |
Change history (0)
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