CVE-2018-14329

low-risk
Published 2018-07-17

In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Htslib

Affected Vendors

17
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low-risk
Severity 12/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal