CVE-2018-11099 (GCVE-0-2018-11099)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-17 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:54
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
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CWE
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References
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3974-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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