CVE-2019-1010127
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.6%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-1010127
To remediate CVE-2019-1010127, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vcftools—upgrade to 0.1.16-1 or later
Is CVE-2019-1010127 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.1.16-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |