VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-10269
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) before 2019-01-23 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the bns_restore function in bntseq.c via a long sequence name in a .alt file.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.91%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) before 2019-01-23 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the bns_restore function in bntseq.c via a long sequence name in a .alt file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.91% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- burrow-wheeler aligner project/burrow-wheeler aligner · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://coreymhudson.github.io/bwa_vulnerabilties/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lh3/bwa/pull/232Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4087-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://coreymhudson.github.io/bwa_vulnerabilties/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lh3/bwa/pull/232Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4087-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.