CVE-2020-36403

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Published Jul 1, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23931	HTSlib through 1.10.2 allows out-of-bounds write access in vcf_parse_format (called from vcf_parse and vcf_read).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.593% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=24097
https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/htslib/OSV-2020-955.yaml
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/commit/dcd4b7304941a8832fba2d0fc4c1e716e7a4e72c
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/pull/1447

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Htslib Htslib

Linux Linux Kernel

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 1, 2021, 2:51 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:23 PM
Reserved: Jul 1, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 1, 2021, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

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