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Debian DSA-3727-1 Critical: HDF5 Arbitrary Code Execution Exploit

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Calendar Grey November 30, 2016
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Debian Security Announcement DSA-3728-1 addresses vulnerabilities in libxml2, particularly concerning potential remote code execution threats. Update advised!
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...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.8.13+docs-15+deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch) and unstable distribution
(sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.10.0-patch1+docs-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your hdf5 packages.

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



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Package: hdf5
CVE ID: CVE-2016-4330 CVE-2016-4331 CVE-2016-4332 CVE-2016-4333

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