CVE-2026-111125CFITSIO through 4.7.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via HCOMPRESS input_nnybble
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
HEASARC cfitsio heasarc:cfitsio (from the name) | through 4.7.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cfitsio-zdither0-dither-seed-oob-readtechnical-description, exploit
- 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
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cfitsio-through-4.7.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-hcompress-input-nnybblethird-party-advisory
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