CVE-2018-3847

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-3847
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-08-01 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-11-28 22:08:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nasa Cfitsio 3.42 All All All
Application Nasa Cfitsio 3.42 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
TALOS-2018-0530 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence MISC www.talosintelligence.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
cfitsio: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202101-24) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
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