CVE-2019-1010127 (GCVE-0-2019-1010127)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-25 18:35 – Updated: 2024-08-05 03:07
VLAI
Summary
VCFTools vcftools prior to version 0.1.15 is affected by: Use-after-free. The impact is: Denial of Service or possibly other impact (eg. code execution or information disclosure). The component is: The header::add_FILTER_descriptor method in header.cpp. The attack vector is: The victim must open a specially crafted VCF file.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Use-after-free
Assigner
dwf
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VCFTools vcftools Affected: < 0.1.15
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