CVE-2018-3848
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the ffghbn function in NASA CFITSIO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talos | NASA CFITSIO | NASA CFITSIO 3.42 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Stack-based buffer overflow
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K46I2MFPCEOGC5LLDXZSWPB3EBPON3KA/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0531
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K46I2MFPCEOGC5LLDXZSWPB3EBPON3KA/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0531
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