CVE-2018-11099

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5

Description

The header::add_INFO_descriptor function in header.cpp in VCFtools 0.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause information disclosure (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted vcf file.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2018-11099

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2018-05-17T19:29:00

Last Modified Date
2019-05-27T23:29:00

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-125	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vcftools_project:vcftools:0.1.15:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
4.3

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5.5

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/43	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3974-1/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00039.html

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11099
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11099

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 07:51:30				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 06:23:00	2018-05-17T19:29Z	2018-05-17T19:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-03 06:23:00		2019-05-27T23:29:00	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-03 06:23:00		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated