CVE-2019-1010127 Use after free in vcftools
Attackers can cause denial of service or execute code by tricking users into opening a malicious VCF file in VCFTools.
- 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-2019-1010127?
CVE-2019-1010127 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in vcftools, published on 25 Jul 2019. 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
VCFTools vcftools prior to version 0.1.15 is affected by: Use-after-free. The impact is: Denial of Service or possibly other impact (eg. code execution or information disclosure). The component is: The header::add_FILTER_descriptor method in header.cpp. The attack vector is: The victim must open a specially crafted VCF file.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010127?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vcftools Project Vcftools.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1010127?
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-2019-1010127 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010127 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in vcftools
Sources
Also known as CVE-2019-1010129, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010127, GHSA-rw6f-42g4-c764, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010127.