4.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-14329
Apache HTSlib Symlink Writeposites
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2018, 2:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 18, 2019, 2:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Htslib htslib
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/736 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-14329 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:htslib_project:htslib:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/736 No Types Assigned https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/736 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CWE CWE-59
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:htslib_project:htslib:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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