CVE-2018-3849

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Published at: - 16-04-2018 06:29

Last modified: - 19-04-2022 08:15

Total changes: - 4

Description

In 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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Low

Attack complexity

Network

Attack vector

High

Availability

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Privileges required

Unchanged

Scope

Required

User interaction

8.8

Base score

2.8

5.9

Exploitability score

Impact score

Verification logic

vendor=nasa AND product=cfitsio AND versionEndExcluding=3.490

vendor=fedoraproject AND product=fedora AND version=28

Reference

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0531
FEDORA-2019-3c1aed2aa9-Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
GLSA-202101-24-Third Party Advisory

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