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CVE-2018-13843

Published: Jul 10, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-772

Patch Available

Description

An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a memory leak in bgzf_getline in bgzf.c. NOTE: the software maintainer's position is that the "failure to free memory" can be fixed in applications that use the HTSlib library (such as test/test_bgzf.c in the original report) and is not a library issue

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

htsliboss-projectOSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issue-339662537

Timeline

Published

Jul 10, 2018

Last Updated

Nov 21, 2024

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