VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-11130
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 22.4%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 22.37% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- 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.