Debian Security Advisory

DLA-771-1 hdf5 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

31 Dec 2016

Affected Packages:

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 845301.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-4330, CVE-2016-4331, CVE-2016-4332, CVE-2016-4333.

More information:

Cisco Talos discovered that hdf5, a file format and library for storing scientific data, contained several vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution when handling untrusted data.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1.8.8-9+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your hdf5 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS