Bug 1580226 (CVE-2018-11130)

Summary: CVE-2018-11130 vcftools: Use after free in headerp.cpp:header::add_FORMAT_descriptor()
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Sam Fowler <sfowler>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: bloch, rosset.filipe
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Description Sam Fowler 2018-05-21 04:11:19 UTC
VCFtools through version 0.1.15 is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the headerp.cpp:header::add_FORMAT_descriptor(). An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via crafted vcf file.


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

Comment 1 Sam Fowler 2018-05-21 04:11:38 UTC
Created vcftools tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1580228]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1580227]

Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-10 10:25:48 UTC
This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.