CVE-2018-13844 — HIGH (7.5)

Vulnerability Description

An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a memory leak in fai_read in faidx.c. NOTE: This has been disputed with the assertion that this vulnerability exists in the test harness and HTSlib users would be aware of the need to destruct this object returned by fai_load() in their own code

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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-401

References

https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issuecomment-403675330Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issuecomment-403675330Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-13844?

CVE-2018-13844 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 fai_read in faidx.c. NOTE: This has been disputed with the assertion that this vulnerability exists in the test harness and HTSlib users w...

How severe is CVE-2018-13844?

CVE-2018-13844 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-2018-13844?

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