CVE-2026-111125 json
CFITSIO through 4.7.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via HCOMPRESS input_nnybble
published 25d ago modified 19d ago also EUVD-2026-102356
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-111125 updated cvss 6.1
cfitsio: cfitsio: Denial of Service via heap-based out-of-bounds read in HCOMPRESS tile decoder
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 cfitsio 4.6.2-1.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 cfitsio 4.6.2-1.el10_2affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 20d ago
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- hackmd.io https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cfitsio-zdither0-dither-seed-oob-read referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- HEASARC cfitsio
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
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hackmd.io
/@haind-pwn/cfitsio-zdither0-dither-seed-oob-read
technical-description, exploit, mitigation, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/HEASARC/cfitsio/blob/d6d27653740864a0483e74cff23c53e34e1dceee/fits_hdecompress.c#L2575-L2633
technical-description, product
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github.com
/HEASARC/cfitsio/blob/d6d27653740864a0483e74cff23c53e34e1dceee/imcompress.c#L6310-L6316
technical-description, product
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github.com
/HEASARC/cfitsio
product
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/cfitsio-through-4.7.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-hcompress-input-nnybble
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-111125
- NVD CVE-2026-111125
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