Out-of-bounds Read Affecting htslib package, versions <0.2.0~rc3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-HTSLIB-347094
  • published11 Jul 2018
  • disclosed10 Jul 2018

Introduced: 10 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-13845  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 htslib to version 0.2.0rc3-1ubuntu0.1esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream htslib package and not the htslib package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a buffer over-read in sam_parse1 in sam.c.