BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) before 2019-01-23 has a stack-based buffer overflow in…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0291 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:burrow-wheeler_aligner_project:burrow-wheeler_aligner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2019-01-23 | Vulnerable | Burrow-wheeler Aligner Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:burrow-wheeler_aligner_project:burrow-wheeler_aligner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2019-01-23 Vulnerable ·Burrow-wheeler Aligner Project
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10269
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m963-mf5c-ghpm
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2019-10269 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-10269 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m963-mf5c-ghpm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-10269 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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