Bug 1580221 (CVE-2018-11129) - CVE-2018-11129 vcftools: Use after free in header.cpp:header::add_INFO_descriptor()
Summary: CVE-2018-11129 vcftools: Use after free in header.cpp:header::add_INFO_descri...
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2018-11129
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1580224 1580225
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2018-05-21 04:08 UTC by Sam Fowler
Modified: 2021-02-17 00:17 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-06-10 10:25:46 UTC
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Description Sam Fowler 2018-05-21 04:08:37 UTC 
VCFtools through version 0.1.15 is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the header.cpp:header::add_INFO_descriptor() function. 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 04:09:02 UTC 
Created vcftools tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1580225]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1580224]
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-10 10:25:46 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.
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