{"id":"USN-4835-1","summary":"vcftools vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that VCFtools improperly handled certain input. If a user\nwere tricked into opening a crafted input file, VCFtools could be made to\ncrash or possibly cause other unspecified impact.\n(CVE-2018-11099, CVE-2018-11129, CVE-2018-11130)\n\nIt was discovered that VCFtools improperly handled memory\nallocation/deallocation, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability.\nIf a victim were tricked into opening a specially crafted VCF File, an\nattacker could cause VCFtools to leak sensitive information or possibly\nexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-1010127)","modified":"2026-06-29T13:48:32.421663166Z","published":"2021-03-16T19:51:26Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11099","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11129","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11130","UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010127"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-11099","CVE-2018-11129","CVE-2018-11130","CVE-2019-1010127","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11099","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11129","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11130","UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010127"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4835-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11099"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11129"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11130"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-1010127"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vcftools","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vcftools?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.1.11+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.1.11+dfsg-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.1.11+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"vcftools"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2018-11099","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-11129","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-11130","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]},{"id":"CVE-2019-1010127","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4835-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"vcftools","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vcftools?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.1.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.1.14+dfsg-4","0.1.15-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.1.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"vcftools"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2018-11099","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-11129","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-11130","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2019-1010127","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4835-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}