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.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4835-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that VCFtools improperly handled certain input. If a user were tricked into opening a     crafted input file, VCFtools could be made to crash or possibly cause other unspecified impact.
    (CVE-2018-11099, CVE-2018-11129, CVE-2018-11130)

    It was discovered that VCFtools improperly handled memory allocation/deallocation, resulting in a use-     after-free vulnerability. If a victim were tricked into opening a specially crafted VCF File, an attacker     could cause VCFtools to leak sensitive information or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-1010127)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Webin security lab - dbapp security Ltd found three issues in vcftools, a collection of tools to work with VCF files. Different functions in header.cpp are vulnerable to denial of services due to use-after-free issues or information disclosure due to heap-based buffer over-read.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 0.1.12+dfsg-1+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vcftools packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3974-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that VCFtools improperly handled certain input. If a user was tricked into opening a     crafted input file, VCFtools could be made to crash. (CVE-2018-11099, CVE-2018-11129, CVE-2018-11130)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

- Update to latest upstream release 0.1.16

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
183627	Ubuntu 18.04 ESM : VCFtools vulnerabilities (USN-4835-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
125413	Debian DLA-1807-1 : vcftools security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
125027	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : VCFtools vulnerabilities (USN-3974-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
120876	Fedora 28 : vcftools (2018-ea05fcd378)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high

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