CVE-2018-3848

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.8

Exploit probability—

Product

Nasa Cfitsio

PublishedApr 16, 2018

First seenApr 16, 2018

How to fix

Update

nasa cfitsio3.490 or later

Vendor advisories

lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K46I2MFPCEOGC5LLDXZSWPB3EBPON3KA/
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
nasa cfitsio	v < 3.490	3.490
fedoraproject fedora	28	—

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