CVE-2019-1010060 Memory corruption in CFITSIO

Critical 9.8 Published 16 Jul 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A remote unauthenticated attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution via a buffer overflow in the NASA CFITSIO library.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-1010060?

CVE-2019-1010060 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in NASA CFITSIO, published on 16 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NASA CFITSIO prior to 3.43 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: arbitrary code execution. The component is: over 40 source code files were changed. The attack vector is: remote unauthenticated attacker. The fixed version is: 3.43. NOTE: this CVE refers to the issues not covered by CVE-2018-3846, CVE-2018-3847, CVE-2018-3848, and CVE-2018-3849. One example is ftp_status in drvrnet.c mishandling a long string beginning with a '4' character.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010060?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nasa Cfitsio.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1010060?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-1010060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-43912, AZL-45342, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010060, GHSA-3gpw-r459-56f2, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010060.