CVE-2018-3847

HIGH

CFITSIO 3.42 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via Crafted FIT Image

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0530

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0284
EPSS Percentile 85.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
nasa/cfitsio 3.42
Published Aug 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026