The vulnerability of the header::add_INFO_descriptor function in the VCF file handling package VCFtools allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the header::addINFOdescriptor function in the VCF file handling library VCFtools is related to the use of memory after it is freed. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to cause service failure by using a specially created vcf file...

VCFtools header::add_INFO_descriptor function denial of service vulnerability

VCFtools is a package for working with VCF files. A denial of service vulnerability exists in the header::addINFOdescriptor function in header.cpp in VCFtools 0.1.15. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability via a specially crafted vcf file to cause a denial of service reuse after release...