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CVE-2018-11129

Date: May 17, 2018

The header::add_INFO_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.

Language: C++

Severity Score

7.8

Related Resources (7)

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

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11129

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

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-11129

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11129

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

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-11129

Severity Score

7.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Use After Free

CWE-416

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.8
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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