CVE-2019-18218
cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).
02 Description
cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-10-21 04:41Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 01:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-10-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b7c908af8eb8d83ae2bc189add0d92bc6f14aecc142ee9ca0c5803d75f2495a0
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/file/file/commit/46a8443f76cec4b41ec736eca396984c74664f84
- bugs.chromium.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16780
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20191023 [SECURITY] [DLA 1969-1] file security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00032.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-4550https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4550
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4172-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4172-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4172-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/4172-2/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-554c3c691fhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VBK6XOJR6OVWT2FUEBO7V7KCOSSLAP52/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-97dcb2762ahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV6PFCEYHYALMTT45QE2U5C5TEJZQPXJ/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-18036b898ehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D6BJVGXSCC6NMIAWX36FPWHEIFON3OSE/
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200115-0001/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202003-24https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-24
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0677http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00044.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210715 [SECURITY] [DLA 2708-1] php7.0 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00008.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- file Fixed in 5.33-20.el8
- file-devel Fixed in 5.33-20.el8
- file-libs Fixed in 5.33-20.el8
- python3-magic Fixed in 5.33-20.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- file Fixed in 5.38-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- file Fixed in 5.33-20.el8
- file-devel Fixed in 5.33-20.el8
- file-libs Fixed in 5.33-20.el8
- python3-magic Fixed in 5.33-20.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- file Fixed in 1:5.37-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- file Fixed in 1:5.37-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- file Fixed in 1:5.37-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- file Fixed in 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- file Fixed in 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- file Fixed in 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.