debian · CVE-2018-3846

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Priority: low Published: Updated: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:00:57 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2018-3846 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cfitsio), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

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.

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