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CVE-2018-11129

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

The header::add_INFO_descriptor function in header.cpp in VCFtools 0.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted vcf file.

Affected products

• vcftools: 0.1.15

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00039.html
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3974-1/
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00039.html
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3974-1/

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