CVE catalog
CVE-2020-36403
htslib: CVE-2020-36403
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.59% · Oct 27, 2026
HTSlib through 1.10.2 allows out-of-bounds write access in vcf_parse_format (called from vcf_parse and vcf_read).
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 | fixed |
| Debian | htslib | forky | 1.24-3 | fixed |
| Debian | htslib | trixie | 1.21+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | htslib | bookworm | 1.16+ds-3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | htslib | pro | 1.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | pro | 1.5-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | pro | 1.6-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | pro | 1.6-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | pro | 1.6-4build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | pro | 1.7-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | pro | 1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | 20.04 | 1.9-10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | 20.04 | 1.9-11 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | 20.04 | 1.9-12 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | 20.04 | 1.10.2-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | 20.04 | 1.10.2-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | 20.04 | 1.10.2-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | htslib | 20.04 | 1.10.2-3ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Suse | libhts | package hub 15 sp2 | 1.10.2-bp153.2.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libhts | package hub 15 sp3 | 1.10.2-bp153.2.5.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libhts | leap 15.2 | 1.10.2-bp153.2.5.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libhts | leap 15.3 | 1.10.2-bp153.2.5.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | htslib | source | sid | 1.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | htslib | source | forky | 1.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | htslib | source | trixie | 1.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | htslib | source | bookworm | 1.11-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | libhts | rpm | package hub 15 sp2 | 1.10.2-bp153.2.5.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1177-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libhts | rpm | package hub 15 sp3 | 1.10.2-bp153.2.5.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1177-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libhts | rpm | leap 15.2 | 1.10.2-bp153.2.5.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1177-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libhts | rpm | leap 15.3 | 1.10.2-bp153.2.5.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1177-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [htslib-test]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.16+ds-3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
1.16+ds-3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- [libhts3]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.16+ds-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
1.16+ds-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- [libhts-dev]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.16+ds-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
1.16+ds-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
- [tabix]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.16+ds-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
1.16+ds-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · bookworm; dsa · htslib · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [htslib-test]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.21+ds-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · 13
1.21+ds-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- [libhts3t64]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.21+ds-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · 13
1.21+ds-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- [libhts-dev]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.21+ds-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · 13
1.21+ds-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · 13
- [tabix]Fixed
Source package: [htslib]
Details (2)
1.21+ds-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · 13
1.21+ds-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.11-1dsa · htslib · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2021_1177-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36403]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36403]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2021:1177-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-36403]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2020/cve-2020-36403.json]
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