CVE-2018-11129 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via a crafted VCF file in VCFtools due to a use-after-free vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-11129?
CVE-2018-11129 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11129?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vcftools Project Vcftools.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11129?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2018-11129 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11129 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11129, GHSA-hj8w-chvp-5f9p, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11129.