CVE-2026-111125
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.002 · 16 %ileUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
CFITSIO through 4.7.0 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the HCOMPRESS tile decoder that allows attackers to read past the compressed tile buffer via input_nnybble in fits_hdecompress.c. Attackers can supply a crafted FITS file with ZCMPTYPE HCOMPRESS_1 declaring oversized tile geometry to crash applications calling fits_read_pix or disclose limited heap memory.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (1)
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sources
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references (5) nvd
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- https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsioProduct
- https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/blob/d6d27653740864a0483e74cff23c53e34e1dceee/fits_hdecompress.c#L2575-L2633Product
- https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/blob/d6d27653740864a0483e74cff23c53e34e1dceee/imcompress.c#L6310-L6316Product
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cfitsio-zdither0-dither-seed-oob-readExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cfitsio-through-4.7.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-hcompress-input-nnybbleThird Party Advisory
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