CVE-2019-8906
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
02 Description
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 42.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. 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
- 2019-02-18 17:00Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-08 21:03Z20 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-02-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 82222a17bffda03ab0fcbd09760dacd50483565dce6227ddcad70efb78f10d66
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.astron.comhttps://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=64
- github.comhttps://github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185f
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:0345http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3911-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT209599
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT209601
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT209602
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1197http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- file Fixed in 5.36-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- file Fixed in 1:5.35-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- file Fixed in 1:5.35-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- file Fixed in 1:5.35-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- file Fixed in 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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