DEBIAN-CVE-2018-3849

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-3849
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-3849.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-3849
Upstream
Published
2018-04-16T16:29:00.330Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:19:04.969302Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / cfitsio

Package

Name
cfitsio
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cfitsio?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.430-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / cfitsio

Package

Name
cfitsio
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cfitsio?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.430-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / cfitsio

Package

Name
cfitsio
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cfitsio?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.430-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / cfitsio

Package

Name
cfitsio
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cfitsio?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.430-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}