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Ubuntu: USN-4835-1 (CVE-2019-1010127): VCFtools vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4835-1 (CVE-2019-1010127): VCFtools vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/25/2019
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

VCFTools vcftools prior to version 0.1.15 is affected by: Use-after-free. The impact is: Denial of Service or possibly other impact (eg. code execution or information disclosure). The component is: The header::add_FILTER_descriptor method in header.cpp. The attack vector is: The victim must open a specially crafted VCF file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-vcftools

References

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