# CVE-2026-115504: CFITSIO through 4.7.0 Out-of-Bounds Write via ffgcls2 in getcols.c

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108336, GHSA-WJCJ-F49X-X56C
- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

CFITSIO, a widely used C library for reading and writing FITS astronomical data files, is affected by this flaw. A specially crafted FITS file can trigger a memory overflow that may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on the affected system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- HEASARC cfitsio: through 4.7.0

## Description

CFITSIO through 4.7.0 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in ffgcls2() in getcols.c that trusts attacker-controlled heap descriptor lengths for variable-length string columns. Attackers can supply a crafted FITS file that overflows a fixed 28,800-byte stack buffer and the caller's string array, enabling arbitrary code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HEASARC cfitsio, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://gist.github.com/yure1432/98f15c7e8f48dc90ae65646f926aa176
- https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/pull/184
- https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/commit/579792e0f85bff0c6733ad5ebdf54c3b5c188686
- https://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cfitsio-through-4.7.0-out-of-bounds-write-via-ffgcls2-in-getcols-c

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