CVE-2018-11129 is a use-after-free vulnerability in VCFtools version 0.1.15, specifically within the header::add_INFO_descriptor function. An attacker can trigger this by providing a specially crafted VCF file. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high potential for impact including denial of service and possibly other unspecified consequences, with a low attack complexity requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.