{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata. Fed continuously.","favicon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/favicon-32x32.png","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/cpes/cpe2.3anasacfitsio/feed.json","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","icon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/apple-touch-icon.png","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:nasa:cfitsio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"_cs_cves":[{"cvss":7.8,"id":"CVE-2026-115504"}],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_has_poc":false,"_cs_poc_references":[],"_cs_products":["CFITSIO (\u003c= 4.7.0)"],"_cs_severities":["high"],"_cs_tags":["vulnerability","rce","file-processing"],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":["NASA"],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCFITSIO version 4.7.0 and earlier contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the ffgcls2() function located in getcols.c. The vulnerability arises because the library trusts attacker-controlled heap descriptor lengths for variable-length string columns. A crafted FITS file can trigger an overflow of a fixed 28,800-byte stack buffer, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the application parsing the file.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful exploitation allows an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on systems that process malicious FITS files using the affected CFITSIO library.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInventory systems and software applications within the environment that utilize the CFITSIO library for FITS file processing.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrioritize updates to the latest version of CFITSIO once the vendor releases a patch addressing CVE-2026-115504.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement file format validation or utilize sandboxing when processing untrusted FITS files until the library can be updated.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-10-22T22:31:05Z","date_published":"2026-10-22T22:31:05Z","id":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-10-cfitsio-oob-write/","summary":"A vulnerability in CFITSIO up to version 4.7.0 allows for arbitrary code execution through an out-of-bounds write in the ffgcls2 function when processing maliciously crafted FITS files.","title":"NASA CFITSIO: Out-of-bounds write in getcols.c (CVE-2026-115504)","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-10-cfitsio-oob-write/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed - Cpe:2.3:a:nasa:cfitsio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}