OSV-2023-1370 Heap-buffer-overflow in process_one_read

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A heap-buffer-overflow in the CRAM encoding process allows attackers to cause crashes or potentially execute code via malicious input.

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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
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What is OSV-2023-1370?

OSV-2023-1370 is a memory corruption vulnerability in htslib, published on 29 Dec 2023.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=65383

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 1
Crash state:
process_one_read
cram_encode_container
cram_flush_container_mt

Which versions are affected by OSV-2023-1370?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including htslib.

PackageAffectedFixed in
htslib OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2023-1370?

No fix has been published for OSV-2023-1370 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is OSV-2023-1370 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2023-1370 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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