CVE-2020-36403

HIGH

Htslib < 1.10.2 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

HTSlib through 1.10.2 allows out-of-bounds write access in vcf_parse_format (called from vcf_parse and vcf_read).

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=24097
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/pull/1447

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0045
EPSS Percentile 63.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
htslib/htslib < 1.10.2
Published Jul 01, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026