UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11099

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11099

    Published: 17 May 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-11099

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11099, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3974-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4835-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11099

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vcftools

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.1.11+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    0.1.11+dfsg-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High