CVE-2018-14329
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary...
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-14329- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59, CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-14329- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-6251 No score
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
EUVD-2018-6251- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rqr-64j8-q8px
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary...
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
GHSA-2rqr-64j8-q8px- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2018-14329- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-14329
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14329- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-14329
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14329- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
htslibDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.16+ds-31.17+ds-0+exp11.17+ds-11.18+ds-0+exp11.18+ds-1 Show 15 moreShow less1.19+ds-0+exp01.19+ds-11.19+ds-1+exp11.19+ds-1.11.20+ds-11.20+ds-21.21+ds-0+exp11.21+ds-0+exp21.21+ds-11.22.1+ds-11.22.1+ds-21.22.1+ds2-11.24-11.24-21.24-3 |
None known |
htslibDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.21+ds-11.22.1+ds-11.22.1+ds-21.22.1+ds2-11.24-11.24-21.24-3 |
None known |
htslibDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.21+ds-11.22.1+ds-11.22.1+ds-21.22.1+ds2-11.24-11.24-21.24-3 |
None known |
htslibUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.2.0~rc3-10.2.0~rc3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
htslibUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1-11.2.1-21.2.1-2ubuntu11.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
htslibUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-11.5-4ubuntu11.6-3ubuntu11.6-41.6-4build11.7-21.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
htslibUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.9-101.9-111.9-121.10.2-2ubuntu11.10.2-2ubuntu21.10.2-31.10.2-3ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
htslibUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.13+ds-21.13+ds-2build1 |
None known |
htslibUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.17+ds-11.18+ds-11.19+ds-1.1build21.19+ds-1.1build3 |
None known |
htslibUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.21+ds-1 |
None known |
htslibUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22.1+ds2-11.22.1+ds2-1build1 |
None known |
htslibUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.21+ds-11.22.1+ds2-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-14329 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Htslib, published July 17, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.