Bug 1735663 (CVE-2019-1010127)

Summary: CVE-2019-1010127 vcftools: use-after-free in header::add_FILTER_descriptor method in header.cpp causing denial of service
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Dhananjay Arunesh <darunesh>
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Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-08-01 08:32:30 UTC
A vulnerability was found in 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.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJveVcGMp_NMdBY5Je2K2k63RoCYznvKjJk5u1wJRmLotvwQkG5qiqZjpABcOkjzj49wkwGweiFwrc/pub

Comment 1 Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-08-01 08:32:43 UTC
Created vcftools tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-6 [bug 1735664]