CVE-2018-13843 — HIGH (7.5)

Vulnerability 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 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Htslib	Htslib	1.8

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-772

References

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

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-13843?

CVE-2018-13843 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 us...

How severe is CVE-2018-13843?

CVE-2018-13843 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-13843?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Htslib Htslib.