VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-11099
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.52%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.52% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- vcftools project/vcftools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00039.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3974-1/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00039.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3974-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.