CVE-2018-13845 json
An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8.
published 2018-07-10 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-5781
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a buffer over-read in sam_parse1 in sam.c.
Patch / fix
- htslib Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.9-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13845
- htslib Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 0.2.0~rc3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- htslib Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1
- htslib Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13845
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Exploit prediction
1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
github.com
/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issuecomment-403681105
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-13845
- NVD CVE-2018-13845
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