Stack-based buffer overflow in Burrow-Wheeler Aligner - CVE-2019-10269
Published: August 7, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19976
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-2019-10269
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 in the bns_restore function in bntseq.c via a long sequence name in a .alt file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow 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-2019-10269
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.