CVE-2018-3846

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2018-03-10
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1563913: CVE-2018-3846 cfitsio: Unsafe use of sprintf() can allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In the ffgphd and ffgtkn functions 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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-3846 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7.4
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 cfitsio Will not fix

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