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.
CVSS 3.x
| Source | Score | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 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 |
CVSS 2.0
Severity: HIGH
Problem Type: CWE-787,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 19.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 |
| burrow-wheeler_aligner_project | burrow-wheeler_aligner | * |
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
CVSS 2.0
Severity: HIGH
Problem Type: CWE-787,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| burrow-wheeler_aligner_project | burrow-wheeler_aligner | 0.7.17 |