CVE catalog

CVE-2018-14329

htslib: CVE-2018-14329

Severity: Low
Published: Jul 17, 2018, 2:29:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.25% · Oct 25, 2026

In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	htslib	sid	`1.24-3`	vulnerable
Debian	htslib	forky	`1.24-3`	vulnerable
Debian	htslib	trixie	`1.21+ds-1`	vulnerable
Debian	htslib	bookworm	`1.16+ds-3`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	htslib	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	htslib	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	htslib	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	htslib	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[htslib-test]Affected
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
- 1.16+ds-3 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- 1.16+ds-3 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
[libhts3]Affected
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
- 1.16+ds-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- 1.16+ds-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
[libhts-dev]Affected
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
- 1.16+ds-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- 1.16+ds-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
[tabix]Affected
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
- 1.16+ds-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- 1.16+ds-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[htslib-test]Affected
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
- 1.21+ds-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- 1.21+ds-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · 13
[libhts3t64]Affected
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
- 1.21+ds-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- 1.21+ds-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · 13
[libhts-dev]Affected
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
- 1.21+ds-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- 1.21+ds-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · 13
[tabix]Affected
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
- 1.21+ds-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- 1.21+ds-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · htslib · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:34:36 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]