CVE-2018-3847 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities within the CFITSIO library, version 3.42, specifically impacting NASA's CFITSIO product. An attacker can exploit these by delivering specially crafted FIT images, leading to arbitrary data overwrites and potential code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, posing high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nasa:cfitsio:3.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.