CVE-2019-11371
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is...
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-11371- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-11371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-3049 No score
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
- Record
EUVD-2019-3049- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-476x-vw5v-gv5j No score
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is...
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
- Record
GHSA-476x-vw5v-gv5j- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-11371- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-11371
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11371- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bwaDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.17-70.7.17-8~0exp0.7.18-10.7.19-1 |
None known |
bwaDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.18-10.7.19-1 |
None known |
bwaDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.18-10.7.19-1 |
None known |
bwaUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.12-40.7.12-50.7.12-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
bwaUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.15-50.7.16-10.7.17-10.7.17-1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
bwaUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.17-30.7.17-4 |
None known |
bwaUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.17-6 |
None known |
bwaUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.17-7 |
None known |
bwaUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.18-1 |
None known |
bwaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.19-1 |
None known |
bwaUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.18-10.7.19-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-11371 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Burrow-wheeler Aligner Project Aligner, published April 20, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.