CVE-2018-3847
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Multiple exploitable buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in image parsing functionality of the CFITSIO library version 3.42. Specially crafted images parsed via the library, can cause a stack-based buffer overflow overwriting arbitrary data. An attacker can deliver an FIT image to trigger this vulnerability and potentially gain code execution.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA | CFITSIO | 3.42 | affected |
Weaknesses
- stack-based buffer overflow
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0530
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0530
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