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
Published May 6, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.87%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.2
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.6
- 2.7
- 3.0
- 3.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.87% (0.03868) | 89.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.87% (0.03868) | 88.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 20, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01082) | 78.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02151) | 83.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01685) | 88.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01685) | 87.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01727) | 85.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/CDF32_buffer_overflow.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30053 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30169 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-14.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2260 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29045 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019965 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1440/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42219 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/CDF32_buffer_overflow.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30053 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30169 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-14.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2260 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29045 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019965 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1440/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42219 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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