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CVE-2018-14329

Published: Jul 17, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
NVD MITRE
4.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 84.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59CWE-362

Affected Products

n/an/a
htslibhtslib
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
htsliboss-projectOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Discovery
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/736
github.com

Timeline

Published
Jul 17, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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