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A vulnerability has been found in samtools htslib Library up to 1.4.0 (Software Library) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component CRAM rANS Codec. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
samtools htslib library version 1.4.0 and earlier is vulnerable to buffer overflow in the CRAM rANS codec resulting in potential arbitrary code execution
The bug was discovered 11/17/2017. The weakness was published 11/17/2017 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-1000206 since 11/17/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Type
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
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11/18/2017 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-1000206 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 11/18/2017 08:49Updated: 12/08/2019 08:33
Changes: 11/18/2017 08:49 (55), 12/08/2019 08:33 (2)
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