CVE-2019-10269
Published: 29 March 2019
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) before 2019-01-23 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the bns_restore function in bntseq.c via a long sequence name in a .alt file.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Burrows-Wheeler Aligner (BWA) mishandled certain crafted .alt files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
bwa Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1)
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Released
(0.7.17-3~ubuntu0.19.04.1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(0.7.17-3)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(0.7.17-3)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(0.7.17-3)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(0.7.17-3)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(0.7.17-3)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(0.7.17-3)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(0.7.17-3)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(0.7.12-5ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |