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CVE-2018-3848
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.
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nasa | Cfitsio | before 3.490 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Version 28 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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
- 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