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CVE-2018-14329

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: July 17, 2018 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHtslib

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

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.

Affected

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

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_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/736

CVSS

4.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59CWE-362

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