VCFtools through version 0.1.15 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the header.cpp:header::add_INFO_descriptor() function. An attacker could exploit this to cause an information disclosure or denial of service. External Reference: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43
Created vcftools tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: epel-all [bug 1580222] Affects: fedora-all [bug 1580223]
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