hdf5: H5T_COMPOUND heap buffer overflow
Published Nov 18, 2016
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.61%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
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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 | 0.61% (0.00613) | 47.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00613) | 44.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 21.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 50.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 43.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 41.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94416 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0179/ x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4333 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397708 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4333
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4333
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3727 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94416 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0179/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4333 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397708 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4333 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-13 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4333 |
Change history (0)
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