USN-3974-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3974-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3974-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3974-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2019-05-13T17:54:12.696774Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:49Z
Summary
VCFtools vulnerabilities
Details

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)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / vcftools

Package

Name
vcftools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vcftools@0.1.14+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1.14+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.1.13+dfsg-1
0.1.14+dfsg-1
0.1.14+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.1.14+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "vcftools"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-11099"
        },
        {
            "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-2018-11129"
        },
        {
            "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-2018-11130"
        }
    ]
}