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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-3974-1 Moderate: VCFtools Input Handling Crash

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Calendar Grey May 13, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3975-1 reveals vulnerabilities in VCFtools leading to instability when processing specially designed data.
VCFTools could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

VCFTools could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- vcftools: Collection of tools to work with VCF files

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)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu application crash input handling vcftools

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  vcftools                        0.1.14+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3974-1

CVE-2018-11099, CVE-2018-11129, CVE-2018-11130

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May 13, 2019

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security advisory Ubuntu application crash input handling vcftools

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vcftools/0.1.14+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
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