{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000206","details":"samtools htslib library version 1.4.0 and earlier is vulnerable to buffer overflow in the CRAM rANS codec resulting in potential arbitrary code execution","modified":"2026-04-22T11:09:37.444820Z","published":"2017-11-17T15:29:00Z","related":["USN-4802-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-1000206"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000206"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/samtools/htslib/blob/1.4.1/NEWS"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/samtools/htslib/pull/514"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000206"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4802-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"htslib","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/htslib@1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.2.1-1","1.2.1-2","1.2.1-2ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"htslib-test","binary_version":"1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"libhts1","binary_version":"1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"tabix","binary_version":"1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000206.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}