CVE-2018-14329 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/736

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

4.7