UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3848

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3848
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3848.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3848
Related
Published
2018-04-16T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-06-02T17:09:28Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 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 ffghbn 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

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / cfitsio

Package

Name
cfitsio
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cfitsio@3.370-5?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.370-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / cfitsio

Package

Name
cfitsio
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cfitsio@3.430-2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.430-2

Affected versions

3.*

3.410-1
3.420-3
3.430-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcfitsio-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.430-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcfitsio-bin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.430-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcfitsio-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.430-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcfitsio-doc",
            "binary_version": "3.430-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcfitsio5",
            "binary_version": "3.430-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcfitsio5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.430-2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}