An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8
Published Jul 10, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.47%
Description
An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a memory leak in bgzf_getline in bgzf.c. NOTE: the software maintainer's position is that the "failure to free memory" can be fixed in applications that use the HTSlib library (such as test/test_bgzf.c in the original report) and is not a library issue
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 72.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 70.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 45.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 44.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 38.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 43.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 9.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 25.53th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issue-339662537 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issue-339662537 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory |
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