CVE-2026-111125
CFITSIO through 4.7.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via HCOMPRESS input_nnybble
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 15, 2026
Description
CFITSIO through 4.7.0 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the HCOMPRESS tile decoder that allows attackers to read past the compressed tile buffer via input_nnybble in fits_hdecompress.c. Attackers can supply a crafted FITS file with ZCMPTYPE HCOMPRESS_1 declaring oversized tile geometry to crash applications calling fits_read_pix or disclose limited heap memory.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 6.1 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
cfitsioHEASARC |
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References
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cfitsio-zdither0-dither-seed-oob-readtechnical-descriptionexploit
- https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/blob/d6d27653740864a0483e74cff23c53e34e1dceee/fits_hdecompress.c#L2575-L2633technical-description
- https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/blob/d6d27653740864a0483e74cff23c53e34e1dceee/imcompress.c#L6310-L6316technical-description
- https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsioproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: CFITSIO through 4.7.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via HCOMPRESS input_nnybblethird-party-advisory
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