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Ubuntu: USN-4835-1 (CVE-2018-11130): VCFtools vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4835-1 (CVE-2018-11130): VCFtools vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/17/2018
Created
05/16/2019
Added
05/14/2019
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

The header::add_FORMAT_descriptor function in header.cpp in VCFtools 0.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted vcf file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-vcftools

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