7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-1010127
VCFTools DoS Use-after-free Vulnerability
Description

VCFTools vcftools prior to version 0.1.15 is affected by: Use-after-free. The impact is: Denial of Service or possibly other impact (eg. code execution or information disclosure). The component is: The header::add_FILTER_descriptor method in header.cpp. The attack vector is: The victim must open a specially crafted VCF file.

INFO

Published Date :

July 25, 2019, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 30, 2019, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-1010127 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vcftools_project vcftools
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJveVcGMp_NMdBY5Je2K2k63RoCYznvKjJk5u1wJRmLotvwQkG5qiqZjpABcOkjzj49wkwGweiFwrc/pub Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vcftools/vcftools/issues/141

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-1010127 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-1010127 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/vcftools/vcftools/issues/141 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJveVcGMp_NMdBY5Je2K2k63RoCYznvKjJk5u1wJRmLotvwQkG5qiqZjpABcOkjzj49wkwGweiFwrc/pub No Types Assigned https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJveVcGMp_NMdBY5Je2K2k63RoCYznvKjJk5u1wJRmLotvwQkG5qiqZjpABcOkjzj49wkwGweiFwrc/pub Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vcftools_project:vcftools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.1.15
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.41072

percentile

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