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CVE-2018-11129 json

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-f…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-3171

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • vcftools Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.1.16-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11129

  • vcftools Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.1.14+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
  • vcftools Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 0.1.11+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • vcftools Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 0.1.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11129

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-11129 updated cvss 3.3

vcftools: Use after free in header.cpp:header::add_INFO_descriptor()

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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