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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.1%, higher than 97% 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
- 20.14% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- vcftools project/vcftools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 26.5% on 21 September 2026 to 20.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.