An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8
Published Jul 10, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.44%
Description
An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a memory leak in fai_read in faidx.c. NOTE: This has been disputed with the assertion that this vulnerability exists in the test harness and HTSlib users would be aware of the need to destruct this object returned by fai_load() in their own code
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01441) | 72.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01441) | 69.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 44.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 44.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 41.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 29.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.66th | 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#issuecomment-403675330 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issuecomment-403675330 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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