Description
NASA CFITSIO prior to 3.43 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: arbitrary code execution. The component is: over 40 source code files were changed. The attack vector is: remote unauthenticated attacker. The fixed version is: 3.43. NOTE: this CVE refers to the issues not covered by CVE-2018-3846, CVE-2018-3847, CVE-2018-3848, and CVE-2018-3849. One example is ftp_status in drvrnet.c mishandling a long string beginning with a '4' character.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA | CFITSIO | < 3.43 [fixed: 3.43] | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cfitsio | 3.430-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cfitsio | 3.430-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cfitsio | 3.430-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | cfitsio | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | cfitsio | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | cfitsio | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/software/fitsio/c/docs/changes2.txt
- https://github.com/astropy/astropy/pull/7274
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=892458
- https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/software/fitsio/c/cfitsio3420.tar.gz
- https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/software/fitsio/c/cfitsio3430.tar.gz