CVE-2016-4332
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…
Published: 2016-11-18 · CVSS: Unscored
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7