CVE-2018-11099 (GCVE-0-2018-11099)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-17 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:54
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3974-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
Date Public
2018-05-16 00:00
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