VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-14329

CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references