CVE-2019-1010127 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJveVcGMp_NMdBY5Je2K2k63RoCYznvKjJk5u1wJRmLotvwQkG5qiqZjpABcOkjzj49wkwGweiFwrc/pub https://github.com/vcftools/vcftools/issues/141

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8