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Ubuntu: USN-4835-1 (CVE-2018-11099): VCFtools vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4835-1 (CVE-2018-11099): VCFtools vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/17/2018
Created
05/16/2019
Added
05/14/2019
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

The 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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-vcftools

References

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