Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in CFITSIO Library Affecting Multiple Products
CVE-2018-3847

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nasa

Status
Cfitsio
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 August 2018

What is CVE-2018-3847?

The CFITSIO library version 3.42 contains multiple exploitable buffer overflow vulnerabilities in its image parsing functionality. These vulnerabilities allow specially crafted FIT images to be processed in such a way that it can lead to stack-based buffer overflows, potentially overwriting arbitrary memory. This scenario poses a risk where an attacker can exploit these weaknesses to achieve unauthorized code execution by delivering a malicious FIT image.

Affected Version(s)

CFITSIO 3.42

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24
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https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/T...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2018-3847 : Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in CFITSIO Library Affecting Multiple Products