> CVE-2026-31969 [HIGH]

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PUBLISHED
2026-03-18 20:16
MODIFIED
2026-03-18 20:16
CVSS_SCORE V3
7.1
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. When reading data encoded using the `BYTE_ARRAY_STOP` method, an out-by-one error in the `cram_byte_array_stop_decode_char()` function check for a full output buffer could result in a single attacker-controlled byte being written beyond the end of a heap allocation. Exploiting this bug causes a heap buffer overflow. If a user opens a file crafted to exploit this issue, it could lead to the program crashing, or overwriting of data and heap structures in ways not expected by 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:P/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:P/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
Unknown (P)
Interaction inconnue
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-122 CWE-787

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

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.

> 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-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow - A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the bu...
Nouvelle valeur:
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 b...
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/04/2026 06:02
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow - A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the bu...
Total des modifications: 2 Dernière mise à jour: 1 week ago

> REFERENCES

https://github.com/samtools/htslib/commit/88cdf69e4b83bb550ab4f6f7134892c2ad1978...
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/security/advisories/GHSA-q4cj-f4h5-fqgc
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