CVE-2018-3847
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.028 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio/fitsio.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0530cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24enisa_euvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0530enisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0530ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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