CVE-2018-3849
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-3849
- Assigner
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-04-16T16:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-01-31T20:15:20
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nasa:cfitsio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.490 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0531 | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K46I2MFPCEOGC5LLDXZSWPB3EBPON3KA/ | Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-24 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3849 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3849 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-20 17:01:33 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 04:53:26 | 2018-04-16T16:29Z | 2018-04-16T16:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 04:53:26 | 2022-04-19T18:15:16 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 04:53:26 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-01-31 21:07:17 | 2023-01-31T20:15:20 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-01-31 21:07:17 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |