Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-13843
Potential exploit
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
Products affected by CVE-2018-13843
- cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-13843
0.37%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 56 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-13843
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-13843
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The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-13843
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https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issue-339662537
A memory leak detected. · Issue #731 · samtools/htslib · GitHubExploit;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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