CVE-2026-111125: cfitsio 0 through 4.7.0

Affected technology

cfitsio · 0 through 4.7.0
HEASARC

Description’s affected range: through 4.7.0

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Local · No privileges required · Passive user interaction

What an attacker can do

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. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 6.9/10) rates confidentiality impact as low; integrity impact as none; availability impact as high.