vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-3849: cfitsio: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 16, 2018 | Jan 26, 2021 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 16, 2018
Added
Jan 26, 2021
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sci-libs-cfitsio
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