CVE-2019-10269

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Published Mar 29, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:burrow-wheeler_aligner_project:burrow-wheeler_aligner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-2272	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4087-1	BWA vulnerability
Ubuntu USN	USN-4857-1	BWA vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.9% (2.910% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://coreymhudson.github.io/bwa_vulnerabilties/
https://github.com/lh3/bwa/pull/232
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4087-1/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Burrow-wheeler Aligner Project Burrow-wheeler Aligner

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 29, 2019, 4:54 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:17 PM
Reserved: Mar 29, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 29, 2019, 5:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:10 AM

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