CVE-2018-11099

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-11099
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-05-17 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-05-27 23:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe header::add_INFO_descriptor function in header.cpp in VCFtools 0.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted vcf file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vcftools Project Vcftools 0.1.15 All All All
Application Vcftools Project Vcftools 0.1.15 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: vcftools 0.1.15 vuln bugs FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1807-1] vcftools security update MLIST lists.debian.org
USN-3974-1: VCFtools vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
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