# CVE-2008-2080: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Read32s\_64 function in src/lib/cdfread64.c in the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Common Data Format (CD

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Read32s_64 function in src/lib/cdfread64.c in the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Common Data Format (CDF) library before 3.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .cdf file with crafted length tags.

## What to do

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## References

- http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/CDF32_buffer_overflow.html
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2260
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42219
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1440/references
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019965
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30053
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30169

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