Critical severity · published Apr 20, 2019
CVE-2019-11371
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
9.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
Burrow-wheeler Aligner · Burrow-wheeler Aligner Project
0.7.17 · source: NVD
Affected product
BA
Burrow-wheeler Aligner
Burrow-wheeler Aligner Project
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11371
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11371
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/lh3/bwa/issues/239
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