CVE-2018-14329 describes a race condition vulnerability in HTSlib version 1.8, specifically within the cram/cram_io.c component. This flaw could enable a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 4.7, exploitation requires high attack complexity and low privileges, potentially leading to high integrity impact but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.