CVE-2018-13843

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
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/731#issue-339662537 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:52

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Summary ** DISPUTED ** 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. 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

Information

Published : 2018-07-10 18:29

Updated : 2024-04-11 01:00


NVD link : CVE-2018-13843

Mitre link : CVE-2018-13843

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-13843


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Products Affected

htslib

  • htslib
CWE
CWE-772

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime