CVE-2026-111125
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.
Published:Oct 15, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 21, 2026
EPS:Oct 15, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00178
CVSS Score:6.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Heasarc
Product
Cfitsio
Heasarc
Cfitsio
Vendor
Nasa
Product
Cfitsio
Nasa
Cfitsio
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
