CVE-2018-3849

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-3849
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-16 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:58:00 UTC
DescriptionIn the ffghtb 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 28 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 28 All All All
Application Nasa Cfitsio All All All All
Application Nasa Cfitsio All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: cfitsio-3.430-2.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: cfitsio-3.430-2.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
TALOS-2018-0531 || 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 Third Party Advisory
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