In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite…
Priority LOW 21CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00247 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14329
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rqr-64j8-q8px
References
More Htslib vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-14524 samtools htslib library version 1.4.0 and earlier is vulnerable to buffer overflow in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-10042 An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-24512 HTSlib CRAM decoder vulnerable to buffer overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-24507 HTSlib CRAM reader has heap buffer overflow due to improper validation of input CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-24506 HTSlib CRAM reader has heap buffer overflow due to improper validation of input CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-18654 HTSlib through 1.10.2 allows out-of-bounds write access in vcf_parse_format (called from vcf_parse and vcf_read). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-14329 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14329 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rqr-64j8-q8px · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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