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CVE-2018-11099

Date: May 17, 2018

The header::add_INFO_descriptor function in header.cpp in VCFtools 0.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted vcf file.

Language: C++

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (7)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11099

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3974-1/

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-11099

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11099

Url: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00039.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-11099

Severity Score

5.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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