> CVE-2026-31968 [HIGH]

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PUBLISHED
2026-03-18 20:16
MODIFIED
2026-03-18 20:16
CVSS_SCORE V3
8.8
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.54%
Top 55.3%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2026-03-18 CWE MITRE 🔗 2026-11-01 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-10-25

> DESCRIPTION

HTSlib is a library for reading and writing bioinformatics file formats. CRAM is a compressed format which stores DNA sequence alignment data using a variety of encodings and compression methods. For the `VARINT` and `CONST` encodings, incomplete validation of the context in which the encodings were used could result in up to eight bytes being written beyond the end of a heap allocation, or up to eight bytes being written to the location of a one byte variable on the stack, possibly causing the values to adjacent variables to change unexpectedly. Depending on the data stream this could result either in a heap buffer overflow or a stack overflow. If a user opens a file crafted to exploit this issue it could lead to the program crashing, overwriting of data structures on the heap or stack in ways not expected by the program, or changing the control flow of the program. It may be possible to use this to obtain arbitrary code execution. Versions 1.23.1, 1.22.2 and 1.21.1 include fixes for this issue. There is no workaround for this issue.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Exploit possible à distance via réseau (HTTP, API, etc.)
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Peu de conditions requises pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
None (N)
Aucune interaction utilisateur nécessaire
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Impact reste dans le périmètre du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
None (N)
Aucune divulgation d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Modification totale des données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
Low (L)
Interruption partielle du service possible

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
None
Aucune divulgation d'informations
Intégrité
High
Modification totale des données possible
Disponibilité
Low
Interruption partielle du service possible

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-121 CWE-122 CWE-787 CWE-843

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow - The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the stack. | CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow - The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the heap. | CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write - The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. | CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type - The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
18/03/2026 20:16
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/11/2026 06:58
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow - A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a para...
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow - The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the stack. | CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow - The product writes past the end of a buffer ...
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/04/2026 06:02
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow - A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a para...
Total des modifications: 2 Dernière mise à jour: 1 week ago

> REFERENCES

https://github.com/samtools/htslib/commit/0ec436796eca7b4ce7fcc9b77270c102da29bb...
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/security/advisories/GHSA-cgcm-c9r2-p57j
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