{"id":"USN-4802-1","summary":"htslib vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that HTSlib incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker\ncould possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue affected only Ubuntu\n16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-1000206)\n\nIt was discovered that HTSlib incorrectly handled certain files. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2018-13845)","modified":"2026-04-22T10:12:14.807025Z","published":"2021-03-15T21:29:07Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000206","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13845"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-1000206","CVE-2018-13845","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000206","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13845"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4802-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000206"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-13845"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"htslib","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/htslib@0.2.0~rc3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.0~rc3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.2.0~rc3-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.2.0~rc3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"htslib-test"},{"binary_version":"0.2.0~rc3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"libhts0"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4802-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","cves":[{"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"}],"id":"CVE-2018-13845"}]}}},{"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_version":"1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1","binary_name":"htslib-test"},{"binary_version":"1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1","binary_name":"libhts1"},{"binary_version":"1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1","binary_name":"tabix"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4802-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"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"}],"id":"CVE-2017-1000206"},{"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"}],"id":"CVE-2018-13845"}]}}},{"package":{"name":"htslib","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/htslib@1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.5-1","1.5-4ubuntu1","1.6-3ubuntu1","1.6-4","1.6-4build1","1.7-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"htslib-test"},{"binary_version":"1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"libhts2"},{"binary_version":"1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"tabix"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4802-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"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"}],"id":"CVE-2018-13845"}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}