CVE-2018-13843 describes a memory leak vulnerability in HTSlib version 1.8, specifically within the bgzf_getline function in bgzf.c. This issue, while acknowledged by the maintainer as a "failure to free memory," is considered an application-level fix rather than a library defect. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability could lead to a denial of service (A:H) due to resource exhaustion, requiring no user interaction or privileges for an attacker to exploit over a network (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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