CVE-2019-10269
published 2019-03-29CVE-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…
PriorityP351critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.91%
85.4th percentile
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.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| burrow-wheeler_aligner_project | burrow-wheeler_aligner | < 2019-01-23 | 2019-01-23 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | bwa | < bwa 0.7.17-3 (bookworm) | bwa 0.7.17-3 (bookworm) |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8LOW
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Ubuntu
BWA vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2021-03-15
CVE-2019-10269 BWA vulnerability
Title: BWA vulnerability
Summary: BWA could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator
if it opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that Burrows-Wheeler Aligner (BWA) mishandled certain
crafted .alt files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a
denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
BWA vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2019-08-06
CVE-2019-10269 BWA vulnerability
Title: BWA vulnerability
Summary: BWA could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that Burrows-Wheeler Aligner (BWA) mishandled certain
crafted .alt files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a
denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2019-10269: bwa - BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) before 2019-01-23 has a stack-based buffer over...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-10269 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-10269: bwa - BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) before 2019-01-23 has a stack-based buffer over...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.7.17-3)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.7.17-3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.7.17-3)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.7.17-3)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.7.17-3)
GHSA
GHSA-m963-mf5c-ghpm: BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) before 2019-01-23 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the bns_restore function in bntseq
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2019-10269 [CRITICAL] CWE-787 GHSA-m963-mf5c-ghpm: BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) before 2019-01-23 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the bns_restore function in bntseq
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.
OSV
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
osv·2019-03-29·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-10269 [CRITICAL] 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
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-10269 bwa: stack-based buffer overflow in function bns_restore in fucntion bntseq.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-04-03·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-10269 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-10269 bwa: stack-based buffer overflow in function bns_restore in fucntion bntseq.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-10269 bwa: stack-based buffer overflow in function bns_restore in fucntion bntseq.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-10269 bwa: stack-based buffer overflow in function bns_restore in fucntion bntseq.c [epel-all]
bugzilla·2019-04-03·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-10269 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-10269 bwa: stack-based buffer overflow in function bns_restore in fucntion bntseq.c [epel-all]
CVE-2019-10269 bwa: stack-based buffer overflow in function bns_restore in fucntion bntseq.c [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects mul
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-10269 bwa: stack-based buffer overflow in function bns_restore in fucntion bntseq.c
bugzilla·2019-04-03·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2019-10269 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-10269 bwa: stack-based buffer overflow in function bns_restore in fucntion bntseq.c
CVE-2019-10269 bwa: stack-based buffer overflow in function bns_restore in fucntion bntseq.c
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.
Reference:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-10269
https://github.com/lh3/bwa/pull/232
Upstream commit:
https://github.com/lh3/bwa/commit/20d0a13092aa4cb73230492b05f9697d5ef0b88e
Discussion:
Created bwa tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1695534]
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Created bwa tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1695535]
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This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to
2019-03-29
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