CVE-2018-11099 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in VCFtools 0.1.15, specifically within the header::add_INFO_descriptor function. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause information disclosure by processing a specially crafted VCF file. Rated 5.5 MEDIUM, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), leading to a high impact on confidentiality (C:H) but no impact on integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vcftools_project:vcftools:0.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.