CVE-2017-1000206

N/A
Published: November 17, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:58 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHtslib

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

samtools htslib library version 1.4.0 and earlier is vulnerable to buffer overflow in the CRAM rANS codec resulting in potential arbitrary code execution

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 1.4.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/blob/1.4.1/NEWS

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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