Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-10269
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2019-10269
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:burrow-wheeler_aligner_project:burrow-wheeler_aligner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-10269
0.53%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 77 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-10269
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
9.8
|
CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-10269
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-10269
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4087-1/
USN-4087-1: BWA vulnerability | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://coreymhudson.github.io/bwa_vulnerabilties/
Taking local control of genomics machines through BWA | Genomic CybersecurityExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/lh3/bwa/pull/232
Buffer overflow while storing .alt file using bwa mem by zachbthomas · Pull Request #232 · lh3/bwa · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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