USN-4835-1

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    USN-4835-1

    Published: 16 Mar 2021Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: vcftools vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that VCFtools improperly handled certain input. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted input file, VCFtools could be made to crash or possibly cause other unspecified impact. (CVE-2018-11099, CVE-2018-11129, CVE-2018-11130) It was discovered that VCFtools improperly handled memory allocation/deallocation, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. If a victim were tricked into opening a specially crafted VCF File, an attacker could cause VCFtools to leak sensitive information or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-1010127)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4835-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11099, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11129, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11130, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-1010127

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vcftools

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/vcftools?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    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