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CFITSIO through 4.7.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via Negative ZDITHER0 Seed

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

CFITSIO through 4.7.0 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the imcompress.c unquantize helpers that allows attackers to read memory before the fits_rand_value table via a zero or negative ZDITHER0 seed. Attackers can supply a crafted FITS file with a SUBTRACTIVE_DITHER_1 compressed image, read through fits_open_file() and fits_read_pix(), to cause crashes or leak heap contents in decoded pixels.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2026-111124

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-111124

cfitsio

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "repo": "https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio",
    "vendor": "HEASARC",
    "product": "cfitsio",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.7.0"
      }
    ],
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-111124

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Publisher severity

medium

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Event
#30068 · Revision 1
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