Buffer overflow in Burrow-Wheeler Aligner - CVE-2019-11371
Published: August 7, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19975
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11371
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: lh3lh3
Affected software:
Burrow-Wheeler Aligner
Burrow-Wheeler Aligner
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump function in btnseq.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it with the affected software, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-11371
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.