CVE-2019-10269
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 29, 2019 at 04:54 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:10 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxBurrow Wheeler Aligner
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2019-01-23
Affected range stops below 2019-01-23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://coreymhudson.github.io/bwa_vulnerabilties/x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/lh3/bwa/pull/232Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4087-1/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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