Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://coreymhudson.github.io/bwa_vulnerabilties/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lh3/bwa/pull/232Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4087-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://coreymhudson.github.io/bwa_vulnerabilties/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lh3/bwa/pull/232Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4087-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 29, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified